<br /> <p>A wildfire raging in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park threatened downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and the surrounding area on November 28-29. These new dramatic videos document Michael Luciano’s harrowing escape from Chalet Village.</p><p>According to the Knoxville New Sentinel</a>, as of Monday evening, the fire had spread more than 500 acres, prompting immediate evacuations in Gatlinburg’s Mynatt Park neighborhood, East Foothills Road, Turkey Nest Road, Davenport Road and Savage Gardens areas.</p><br /><p>This video was filmed in a vehicle attempting to flee the blaze. The footage shows the vehicle being forced to turn back towards the blaze by a blocked road. A second video was added later, when the vehicle had safely evaded the fire, but not before some hair-raising encounters.</p><br /><p>More of Michael Luciano’s dramatic videos are here</a> Credit: Facebook/Michael Luciano via Storyful</p><br />
