Photos: West Mims Fire at Okefenokee Swamp on the Florida-Georgia line

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Photos: South Georgia wildfire rages in Okefenokee Swamp

The West Mims Fire in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has prompted evacuations in South Georgia and a state of emergency in Florida.

The West Mims Fire in the Okeefenokee Wildlife Refuge on the Florida-Georgia line. Courtesy the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fire Management Division.

Ga. 94 near St. George. PHOTO: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Officials said they are focusing on the southern part of the fire area where wind and extreme burning conditions have caused major fire runs.

A fire truck passes as a plume of smoke rising from a wildfire burning, Monday, May 8, 2017, just outside the town of St. George, Ga. Officials placed the town under a mandatory evacuation after winds pushed the fire out of the neighboring Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, where a lightning strike started the blaze a month earlier.

A massive wildfire in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge may not be fully contained until Nov. 1, meaning smoke from the blaze could hit Georgia and Florida’s beaches this summer. Credit: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Smoke from the West Mims Fire is visible above this road in Charlton County, Ga. (Credit: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge)

May 9, 2017: The USFWS posted this picture of the West Mims fire to their Twitter account (@USFWSFireSE) on May 9, 2017. According to officials, the West Mims fire is estimated to be over 140,000 acres "with another challenging day expected today."

As of Wednesday morning the West Mims wildfire is more than 200 square miles in size, which is larger the size of Atlanta.

May 9, 2017: Fire burning on the south side of the West Mims Fire in Division A. PHOTO: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Fire activity today of the West Mims Fire in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge shot by firefighters from the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.

May 11, 2017: The West Mims Fire in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in South Georgia. Photo shot by firefighters from the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.

May 11, 2017: The West Mims fire in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in South Georgia. Photo shot by firefighters from the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.

Smoke from the West Mims Fire in South Georgia was visible in the sky over Charlton County on Friday night. (Credit: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge/Facebook)

(Credit: inciweb.nwcg.gov)

A fire truck passes as a plume of smoke rising from a wildfire burning, Monday, May 8, 2017, just outside the town of St. George, Ga. Officials placed the town under a mandatory evacuation after winds pushed the fire out of the neighboring Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, where a lightning strike started the blaze a month earlier.

A fire truck passes as a plume of smoke rising from a wildfire burning, Monday, May 8, 2017, just outside the town of St. George, Ga. Officials placed the town under a mandatory evacuation after winds pushed the fire out of the neighboring Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, where a lightning strike started the blaze a month earlier.

(Credit: National Wildfire Coordinating Group/inciweb.nwcg.gov)

West Mims wildfire at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Crews are battling a 20,000-acre fire in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Georgia. (Credit: Twitter/GaTrees)

A fire in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge covers about 20,000 acres. (Credit: Facebook/OkefenokeeWildlifeRefuge)

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The West Mims Fire in the Okeefenokee Wildlife Refuge on the Florida-Georgia line. Courtesy the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fire Management Division.

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