Big Georgia Fire Heads Into Florida

SANDERSON, Fla. (AP) - Crews already battling more than 200 wildfires across Florida faced a new threat Tuesday as a huge blaze in Georgia moved toward the state line and a smaller fire crossed it.

Besides the sheer number of fires, high wind and tinder-dry conditions made it difficult to battle the Florida blazes, which had covered about 78 square miles, or 50,000 acres. Authorities evacuated about 300 homes in north Florida on Tuesday and hundreds more residents were on evacuation standby.

"The weather expected is red-flag conditions for all of Florida," said Jim Harrell, a state Division of Forestry spokesman.

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