Firefighters Continue to Battle Okefenokee Refuge Wildfire

The West Mims Wildfire grew to more than 140,000 acres</a> on Tuesday, May 9. The fire in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is 12 percent contained.Evacuation orders were in place for the southern end of Charlton County, according to the incident report</a>, and a number of highways were closed.The smoke from the fire could be seen as far south as Jacksonville, Florida, and officials had issued a smoke alert</a> for the area. Nearly 700 firefighters from across the southeast are battling the wildfire.