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Arrowmont School Suffers Overnight Fire

Arrowmont School Suffers Overnight Fire

Arrowmont School fire

One of several pictures shared by Arrowmont executive director Bill May.

Photo: Bill May

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, has lost two buildings to wildfire that enveloped the entire Gatlinburg area Monday night. Arrowmont’s executive director, Bill May, has posted several updates on his personal Facebook page reporting that while two buildings (Hughes Hall and Wild Wing) have been destroyed, no one was hurt.

“Please get the word out that Arrowmont is still here,” May wrote in his latest post.

The school is one of many victims of a blaze that overtook the town of Gatlinburg Monday night, forcing more than 14,000 residents and visitors to evacuate and destroying hundreds of structures, according to a report from WBIR Knoxville.

Red Cross is accepting donations to support the area’s recovery. Arrowmont also accepts gifts to support its programming.

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