Smoke from Okefenokee fire spreading south

FOLKSTON - Fires blazing in the Okefenokee Swamp are blowing black clouds of smoke for miles across Georgia and Florida. <br> <br> Helicopter reconnaissance flights continued Friday, with officials saying there is no immediate threat to homes or communities in the area. <br> <br> The Blackjack Fire, located in the south edge of the swamp, became active Thursday and traveled through the south-central part of the refuge to the southern refuge. <br> <br> The 400,000-acre swamp, which straddles the Georgia-Florida border, has been the site of more than 12 major fires since 1989.

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