NAHUNTA, Ga. — Huge plumes of smoke blanketed swaths of the Southeast on Wednesday as crews battled rapidly growing wildfires that destroyed more than 50 homes in Georgia and forced hundreds to flee ...

Update: This story was originally written Monday, May 11. As of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12, the fire has expanded to more than 11,300 acres, and is now 70% contained, per the Florida Forest Service.