Wildfires to burn at least another week officials say.

Officials say a wildfires that has been raging for 2 weeks is 70 percent contained.

The largest wildfire in Georgia history has consumed over 82-thousand acres of forest and swampland in South Georiga’s Ware county.

Georgia Foresty officials say a few families remain evacuated across U-S Highway One where smaller spot fires ignited this weekend. Firefighters continue to patrol the affected 16-mile stretch of highway. 2 more wildfires broke out early yesterday in nearby counties, but they were not related to larger blaze

Officials say strong winds gusting to 15 miles per hour and extreme drought conditions in south Georgia with no rain in the forecast mean the fire will continue to rage for at least another week.