May 11, 2007
Orlando, Florida
Photographer states :: Smoke From the Wildfires in Floirda
LAKE CITY — Hope in the form of rain turned into fear that stronger winds were on the way early today as firefighters faced another hard day battling a massive wildfire along the Georgia-Florida line.The wildfire that raced through the Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia and into Florida was started by lightning more than a week ago. By early today, it had burned 102,500 acres in Florida and was 30 percent contained.Winds in the area of the Florida fires were expected to be 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph today. That was up from winds of 6-8 mph, said U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Nina Barrow. Scattered rain showers hit the area of the fire on Sunday, but the extent of the rain's effect was not clear....
