Massive wildfire burning in South Georgia

Heavy smoke was reported Wednesday morning as a massive wildfire has spread to almost 600 acres in Ware County.

The fire is burning on the north side of U.S. 1, about 8 miles southeast of Waycross, according to Georgia Wildlife Management.

NEW PHOTOS | This is off of US 1 near Fort Mudge Rd. We can see smoldering grounds + bulldozer tracks— dozers are commonly used to create a barrier to make sure the fire doesn’t spread. This is from a prescribed burn that got out of control. Grew to 500+ acres @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/FSJdAnU7Hs
— Meghan Moriarty (@MeghanANjax) May 26, 2021

On Tuesday night, the Ware County Sheriff’s Office said Georgia Forestry Commission units were on scene working on containment lines, according to Action News Jacksonville.

Images coming in this morning from @MeghanANjax in Ware county. The latest update we had overnight had this wildfire at 500 acres. Hoping to get some additional information this morning. #FirstAlertWX #GAwx pic.twitter.com/NMV5jOu1nd
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) May 26, 2021

One viewer said officials had U.S. 1 North shut down near Racepond Road on Tuesday evening.

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