One of two Georgia wildfires doubles in size, officials say

NewsWorldAmericasOne of two Georgia wildfires doubles in size, officials sayOne of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square milesAssociated Press Sunday 26 April 2026 20:37 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":"730bee62fb42b0c5eea77c08888025c3","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/georgia-florida-facebook-scientists-b2965245.html","title":"One of two Georgia wildfires doubles in size, officials say"}}One of two Georgia wildfires doubles in size, officials sayShow all 2{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"One of two Georgia wildfires doubles in size, officials say","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"US Wildfires","description":"The photo provided by the Office of Gov. Brian Kemp shows smoke produced from a wildfire in Brantley County, Ga., Friday, April 24, 2026. (Office of Gov. Brian Kemp via AP)","caption":"US Wildfires","copyright":null,"credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/04/25/18/US_Wildfires_18585.jpg","id":"efdf6308b70b4fd4a2cb56a31d800f03","mid":6642397,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":3719,"height":2479}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"US Wildfires","description":"The photo provided by the Office of Gov. Brian Kemp shows smoke produced by a wildfire in Brantley County, Ga., Friday, April 24, 2026. (Office of Gov. Brian Kemp via AP)","caption":"US Wildfires","copyright":null,"credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/04/25/18/US_Wildfires_43784.jpg","id":"7fa43586dbcb45c08551a42ef1ec9b8b","mid":6642398,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":2842,"height":1894}}},"type":"image"}],"id":"gallery-7780","sr...