Photos: Wildland fire burns at least 10 acres in Meadow Lakes area

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A state Division of Forestry air tanker drops retardant on the Sunrise wildfire near Meadow Lakes on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Southcentral Alaska. A spotter plane is visible to the right of the drop.

The Sunrise Fire, initially estimated at 3 to 5 acres, was spotted by a pilot Wednesday at approximately 2:30 p.m. burning at the end of Sunset Drive off Schrock Road and two miles north of Pittman Road. Initial reports described flames as high as 100 feet and torching in thick spruce. By 3 p.m., flames shot off small clumps of trees as fire helicopters began dumping water on hot spots.