[VIDEO] Tennessee Wildfires Claim 3 Lives, Force 14,000 To Flee Flames

With flames dripping from tree branches like lava and the air filled with embers, thousands of people raced through a hell-like landscape as they fled from wildfires that killed three people in Tennessee and destroyed hundreds of homes and a resort in the Great Smoky Mountains, The Associated Press reported. Fanned by hurricane-force winds, the flames reached the doorstep of Dollywood, the theme park named after country music legend and local hero Dolly Parton. But the attraction was spared any significant damage. The fires spread quickly on Monday night, when winds topping 87 mph whipped up the flames, catching residents and tourists in the Gatlinburg area by surprise. Police banged on...