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Fire Forces Evacuation of Hundreds of Homes in Florida Panhandle

By The Associated Press

PANAMA CITY, Fla.—Residents of hundreds of Florida Panhandle homes were evacuated as a wildfire destroyed two houses and damaged 12 others in an area that has spent years recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Michael, officials said Saturday.

Hundreds of thousands of acres of downed trees from the 2018 hurricane, along with low humidity and strong winds, have created “the perfect storm” for hazardous fire conditions in Bay County, Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news conference in Panama City.

“This is not a surprise,” DeSantis said…

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