By Jamiel Lynch, CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/04/us/florida-bay-county-wildfire-evacuation/index.html

Updated 9:29 PM ET, Fri March 4, 2022

The fire started when someone’s backyard trash burning got out of hand, officials said.

(CNN)More than 600 homes have been evacuated as a fast-movingwildfirein Bay County on the panhandle of Florida prompted authorities to issue a state of emergency.

The Adkins Avenue fire has burned more than 1,400 acres (1.6 square miles) and is 20% contained, theFlorida Forest Service said.

The fire started Friday when someone was burning trash in their backyard and the flames got out of hand, Bay County Sheriff Tom Ford said at a news conference.

At least two homes have been destroyed and as many as 12 were damaged, Emergency Services Chief Brad Monroe estimated.

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There have been no reported injuries or fatalities, he said.

Bay County Commissioner Robert Carroll said there is now a burn ban for…