5 Firefighters Injured, Homes Ruined in Blazes
From Times Wire Reports
Grass fires raged across the state, injuring five firefighters, destroying homes and other buildings, and forcing evacuations of schools and businesses, authorities said.
The largest fires burned in Stephens County in the southwestern part of the state. One wildfire destroyed at least 30 homes and the Liberty Baptist Church near Meridian.
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