WAYNESVILLE — Drought conditions continued to persist over this weekend, resulting in a temporary burn restriction being instituted for Brantley County Friday.
Even with these restrictions, several wildfires still swept through Waynesville and Nahunta Sunday, the largest being a 180-acre tract in Waynesville.
The fire swept across Highway 82, resulting in the road being intermittently shut down for nearly three-plus hours, as was rail traffic in the area.
Multiple agencies were called in to deal with the blaze which included Waynesville, Hortense, Hoboken, Calvary and Nahunta Volunteer Fire Departments, Camden Fire, the Brantley Sherriff’s Office, Brantley E911, the Nahunta Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Georgia Forestry.
Sunday’s rainy weather gave crews assistance in dousing the fire, per a statement from Georgia Forestry. A representative for Georgia Forestry said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
In a statement on the official Nahunta Fire and Rescue Facebook page, no structures were reportedly lost in the fire, along with no injuries. The statement urges citizens to refrain from burning during the restricted period.
