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Wildfires Rage in Mark Twain National Forest

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    Authorities believe fires were set intentionally

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This is an especially difficult fire to fight because of massive storm in 2009 knocked down countless trees.

All those dead branches and trucks are -- fuel sending thick clouds of smoke into the sky for miles.

And won many illegal and in -- -- on one side and then a disk crossover next minute -- beyond the right hand side and you just didn't know which way.

Where it was located at.

Before service believes three separate fires were intentionally set.

The first one discovered Tuesday the strategy is to circle of 5000 acres without getting trapped -- a sudden wind shift.

So it's very difficult to put personnel and equipment in that area.

Because it's dangerous.

And people's lives from first.

And we'll do our best we can borrow but -- our -- life at stake trying to do.

Thick smoke can be seen for miles even near eureka and especially -- -- it.

The fires were not set near any Holmes so there were no evacuations but that could change as quickly as the wind changes direction.

And the -- was looking pretty -- here today the fourth service is irrigated area around the fire so the flames eventually run out of fuel this.

-- your experience seen.

Com is not helping us.

Dry humidity your feeling is not helping us warm temperatures are feeling is not helping us.

And we're just we're praying for the rain right now there's rain predicted to come late this evening but unfortunately in front of the rain there's win.

Help is coming from around the state but it will take patience and some luck.

To keep this fire from getting out of control.

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