Firefighters and emergency workers battle 2 wildfires in the Florida Panhandle that forced the evacuation of at least 750 homes, destroyed 2 structures, and damaged another 12 homes.
Hector Rivera and Wandi Blanco put water on hotspots on a neighbor's shed next to their home Saturday after the Adkins Fire tore through the Panama City, Fla., area.The Associated Press
The 8,000-acre Bertha Swamp Road fire and the 1,400-acre Adkins Avenue fire threatened homes and forced the evacuation of residents of at least 750 homes in Bay County, Florida over the weekend. The Adkins Avenue fire destroyed two structures and damaged another 12 homes late Friday. Local emergency official said no homes were destroyed and there were no injuries on Saturday, the second day of battling the Adkins Avenue fire.
The Adkins Avenue fire has been burning in Bay County since Friday, forcing the evacuation of at least 600 homes, and it was 35% contained Sunday morning. The much-larger Bertha Swamp Fire started in neighboring Gulf County on Friday but spread to Bay and Calhoun counties on Saturday, forcing the evacuation of another 150 homes. It was 10% contained as of Sunday morning.
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