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Two boys were arrested and charged with starting fires in drought-stricken south Georgia, which has been battling widespread wildfires for weeks, officials announced Thursday.

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STONERS
May 10, 2007, 12:05 p.m.
A 16-year-old boy was charged with setting a fire near Jesup; the other boy, age 12, was charged with starting a small grass fire near Waycross. Both are being charged as juveniles and have been released to their parents, authorities said.
"These fires were all very small and were knocked out quickly by the fire departments," Georgia Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner John Oxendine said Thursday. "But with conditions as dry as they are, they could've become very major."
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BronxBomber
May 10, 2007, 5:39 p.m.
That's sad, and I feel sorry for all concerned, especially the parents of those kids...