FOUR SEPERATE FIRES ARE BURNING IN THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST AND THE DRY CONDITIONS AREN’T HELPING ANYTHING. THE BLAZES ARE CURRENTLY BURNING IN THE UNICOI, WASHINGTON, AND COCKE COUNTY SECTIONS. SO FAR, ABOUT TWO THOUSAND ACRES HAVE GONE UP IN SMOKE. RANGERS DON’T BELIEVE THEY WERE INTENTIONALLY SET AND THINK LIGHTENING IS TO BLAME.