A child’s party balloon drifted into a power line, and it has now burned more Georgia homes than any wildfire in the state’s history
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Georgia officials confirmed that a metallic party balloon is the suspected cause of a wildfire that has destroyed more homes than any blaze in the state’s recorded history. The Highway 82 fire, burning in rural Brantley County, has scorched over 7,500 acres and ruined 87 homes and other structures. Gov. Brian Kemp explained Friday that the balloon likely landed on a power line and triggered an electrical arc, which ignited the surrounding dry vegetation. The destruction extends well bey
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