Baked Alaska: record heat fuels wildfires and sparks personal fireworks ban

Anchorage sees 80F weather with nearly 120 fires blazing across the state

Record-breaking heat across Alaska is pushing tourists to beaches, and sending flames across the unseasonably hot, dry state.

Anchorage experienced higher than average temperatures nearly every day of June, reaching a balmy 80F on days that once maxed out at a mild 67.