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Friday, April 20, 2007

Fires press into Okefenokee

Wildfires continue to spread into the Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia. Fire now covers more than 45-square miles near Waycross. 18 houses are destroyed and 1,000 people have been forced from their homes. Another 5,000 people have been asked to leave because of heavy smoke blowing into parts of Waycross.

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