Wildfires burn more than 330,000 acres in Florida and Georgia

Cybergal · May 13, 2007

Wildfires burn more than 330,000 acres in Florida and Georgia

5/12/07

WAYCROSS, Ga. -- Officials closed a 35-mile stretch of Interstate 75 from the Georgia-Florida state line to Lake City, Fla., as well as a 40-mile stretch of Interstate 10, from U.S. 90 to U.S. 129, as a gigantic wildfire approached them Saturday morning.

"It's smoke and fog right now, but the fire is not far,'' said Bill Hamilton with the joint fire information center. He said he expected the road closure to be in effect for at least several hours.
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Cybergal · May 13, 2007

Graphic: Smoke plumes visible from space

May 12, 2007

Cybergal · May 15, 2007

Hundreds more flee massive Fla. wildfire
5/15/07

LAKE CITY, Fla. - Authorities evacuated hundreds of homes after a massive wildfire along the Georgia-Florida border jumped a containment line overnight, authorities said Tuesday.
Firefighters pushed the flames back to the containment line, but dry weather and 15 mph wind in north Florida was expected to further hinder their work.
"If we can just get through today," said Russell Hubright, a U.S. Forest Service spokesman.
Between 250 and 500 homes west of U.S. 441 had to be evacuated for a second time when the fire line was breached, Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Michael Burroughs said. An additional 570 people who were ordered out of homes east of the roadway were still waiting to return.
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