US: Wind-Driven Mukluk Fire Forces Evacuations Near Tok, Alaska.

Tok, United States - August 17, 2026 A fast-moving, wind-driven wildfire dubbed the Mukluk Fire ignited in the backyard of a home along the Alaska Highway near Sundog Trail in Tok, Alaska, late Monday morning, growing to an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 acres in the evening and destroying an unknown number of structures. Officials said a downed power line appeared to have sparked the human-caused blaze, prompting Level 3 evacuation orders. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “Carlos Snyder via Spectee”. Video Location: Tok, Alaska, US Video Recording Date/Time: August 17, 2026 at 15:15h