BRANTLEY COUNTY, Ga. (AP/WALB) — Two large wildfires burning in drought-stricken southeast Georgia have destroyed 122 homes and are threatening nearly 1,000 more. In total, 38,500 acres have burned.

Governor Brian Kemp told reporters after touring the fire area Friday, April 24, that state officials believe the fires have burned more homes than any other in Georgia’s history.

The fire in rural Brantley County has burned 87 homes since it began Friday. The Pineland Road fire that began in Clinch County has destroyed 35 homes.

Kemp said officials believe the Brantley County fire was sparked by a balloon landing on a live power line, while the Pineland Road fire likely started by a spark flying as someone welded fence.

The second and larger fire in sparsely populated Clinch and Echols counties at the Florida state line has destroyed 35 homes.

No fire deaths or injuries have been reported in Georgia.

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