Second Ga. fire burns more than 100,000 acres in Okefenokee

Saturday, May 12, 2007

FOLKSTON, Ga. -- On Friday firefighters battled the second Georgia wildfire to burn more than 100,000 acres as gusty winds spread the fast-moving blaze further into northern Florida and toward the tiny city of Fargo west of the Okefenokee Swamp.

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