Businesses Left in Shambles as Wildfires Rip Through Georgia
Friday, May 1st, 2026
Cars torched, businesses destroyed as Channel 2 Action News got a firsthand look at the destruction left from the wildfires burning in south Georgia.
“Thirty years of my life gone. I mean, that’s what I see,” said Jesse Morgan, as he looked at what remains of his auto shop. “It’s my livelihood. I mean, that’s all I have, you know? I mean, that’s really all I know.”
Morgan is one of thousands impacted by the Highway 82 fire that has now burned more than 20,000 acres.
Fire officials said that the fire’s behavior is nearly unprecedented for Georgia, acting more like a blaze from California.
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