Homeowners worried about wildfires threatening property as drought conditions continue

A homeowner in the City of South Fulton tells Channel 2 Action News she feared she would have to evacuate as a fast-spreading wildfire crept close to her home Sunday night.

“That was scary to see because it all goes up in seconds, and it hits something else that is dry, and it goes up again,” said neighbor Lauren Chamber.

Chambers says the wildfire, which started early Sunday morning scorched about 20 acres of her land near Cascade Palmetto Highway and Rataree Road. She says it burned through another 40 acres next door…

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