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‘Only thing I got was my 2 animals’: Fast-moving Georgia wildfire causes panic, decimates homes

Published: April 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM

Like residents across Brantley County, Lesia Grogg woke up to the acrid smell of burning trees on Tuesday morning at her home in Atkinson.

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