Plane crashes at Denali National Park in Alaska

Plane crashes in national park in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Officials say a large cargo-type plane has crashed at Denali National Park in Alaska, bursting into a deadly fireball that sparked a forest fire.

Park spokeswoman Kris Fister says there are fatalities, but it’s unclear how many because “the plane pretty much disintegrated.”

The fire is challenging responders, who don’t know who owns the multiengine aircraft, which went down near the park’s northern border about 3:15 p.m. Sunday.

Military officials have said none of their planes were involved. Clint Johnson with the National Transportation Safety Board says there are a number of large transport planes operating in Alaska.

The park is about 180 miles north of Anchorage.