FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. — Firefighters across Rome and Floyd County are battling multiple fires on Tuesday afternoon, emergency management officials say.
Officials with the Rome-Floyd Fire Department say that because there were multiple points of origin, they believe the fires may have been “intentionally set.”
The first fire was reported at Chulio Road and Mathis Road, which firefighters said were spreading to the woods.
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Shortly after, another fire was reported at Chulio Road and Norton Road. The battalion chief on the scene said he found several fires along Norton Road.
A dozen units from the local fire department and Georgia Forestry responded and have since been able to contain the fire.
There were no injuries reported and no buildings were ever in danger.
Investigators are asking anyone who may have seen something suspicious to call them at 706-236-4510.
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Over the weekend, a wildfire along Georgia Highway 156 in Floyd County forced the evacuation of more than two dozen homes.
“All of a sudden, I was in the backyard and then I heard a lot of popping and crackling, and then when I looked up, it was fire and blazes and fire trucks everywhere and it got kind of ugly,” neighbor Eric Clemmons told Channel 2′s Bryan Mims.
Hours after the fire broke out, crews were able to contain the Sunday fire.
Spokespeople in several north Georgia counties, including Floyd County, have warned residents that weather conditions are not favorable for outdoor burning.
Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan says north Georgia has seen an elevated fire danger for the last few weeks of dried wood on the ground and moderate drought throughout parts of the area.
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