April 29, 2007
Jacksonville, Florida
Photographer states :: Headed to Waycross...At about 6pm, the ash had stopped falling, but the sky was dark with smoke
April 30, 2007 18:15 EDT
WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) -- A combination of high wind gusts and no rain continues to make life miserable for firefighters battling a massive wildfire in southeast Georgia that has blackened 125 square miles over the past two weeks.The 16-mile stretch of Route One between Waycross and Jacksonville, Florida, remains closed. And ash from the fire has blanketed homes, cars and businesses as far away as Orlando, Florida.The Georgia Forestry Commission says 830 firefighters from Georgia and neighboring states are battling the blaze, which is nearly two-thirds contained. But the fire is expected to continue burning at an intense pace for much of the week.It was sparked on April 16th when a tree fell on a power line.
WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) -- A combination of high wind gusts and no rain continues to make life miserable for firefighters battling a massive wildfire in southeast Georgia that has blackened 125 square miles over the past two weeks.The 16-mile stretch of Route One between Waycross and Jacksonville, Florida, remains closed. And ash from the fire has blanketed homes, cars and businesses as far away as Orlando, Florida.The Georgia Forestry Commission says 830 firefighters from Georgia and neighboring states are battling the blaze, which is nearly two-thirds contained. But the fire is expected to continue burning at an intense pace for much of the week.It was sparked on April 16th when a tree fell on a power line.
