Georgia wildfires threaten residents as strong winds raise spread risk

NewsWorldAmericasGeorgia wildfires threaten residents as strong winds raise spread riskGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Friday this marks the most for a single wildfire in the state's historyVia AP news wire Saturday 25 April 2026 19:57 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2964959To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/georgia-wildfires-homes-destroyed-evacuations-b2964969.html","title":"Georgia wildfires threaten residents as strong winds raise spread risk"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-14751","index":0}An unusually large number of wildfires are burning this spring across the Southeast (Office of Gov. Brian Kemp via AP)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSectio...