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Dozens of homes destroyed as Georgia wildfires force evacuations, send smoke into metro Atlanta

www.cbsnews.com·Christopher Harris·about 1 month ago
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Updated on: April 22, 2026 / 8:11 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta Add CBS News on Google Fast-moving wildfires in southern Georgia destroyed dozens of homes and forced hundred of evacuations, as Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday declared a state of emergency, prompting road closures and burn bans.  The Brantley County fire in southeast Georgia has burned approximately 5,000 acres and was about 10% contained as of Wednesday night. County officials said that about 50 homes have been destroyed in the blaze and approximately 1,000 remain under threat. In the community of Waynesville, block after block was reduced to ash. Smoke could be seen rising from the ruins, with homes and cars destroyed. Charred and twisted, firefighters were struggling to contain the flames. "This fire became a lot larger than we thought it would be," Brantley County Manager Joey Carson told reporters.…

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