BRANTLEY COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and state officials gave an update on the response to the Brantley County wildfire, and the Pineland Road Fire in Echols County, on Friday afternoon.
During that update, officials said the Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County was started by a balloon from a kids’ birthday party that landed on a power line and created an arc, which caught the ground on fire.
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Eighty-seven homes have been destroyed so far as a result of that fire, and 800 homes are in danger.
The Pineland Road Fire was started by someone welding their fence and a spark hit the ground.
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Thirty-one homes have been destroyed due to that fire.
You can watch the full briefing below as it aired on the Action News Jax YouTube channel:
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