Sunday, May 13, 2007

Georgia wildfire

Georgia wildfire 2007
A fire truck heads south on U.S. 1 near the southern edge of a wildfire burning near Waycross, Ga. Several rural homes were evacuated after spot fires ignited across a highway from the massive wildfire, and firefighters fought the smaller blazes before they could spread to the tinder-dry forest beyond, authorities said.
Smoke from wildfires surrounds Interstate 10, Saturday, May 12, 2007, in Lake City, Fla. Officials closed a 35-mile stretch of Interstate 75 from the Georgia-Florida state line to Lake City, as well as a 40-mile stretch of Interstate 10, from U.S. 90 to U.S. 129, as a gigantic wildfire approached them Saturday. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Don Burk)
Officials close a portion of a road near Keystone Heights, Fla., Thursday, May 10, 2007. because of dense smoke from wildfires. Calmer wind and a sprinkling of rain helped firefighters make gains Thursday on the massive wildfires that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate homes in northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bruce Lipsky)
This handout photo supplied by NASA shows smoke from the Georgia and Florida wildfires from NASA's Terra satellite on Friday, May11, 2007. Georgia and Florida have been battling wildfires for weeks, with nearly 300 square miles charred as severe drought conditions have left both states tinder-dry. NASA says the fires have created a tremendous amount of smoke. Also visible is what's left of subtropical depression Andrea which has been downgraded. (AP Photo/NASA)

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