Operations & Training

Wildland Fire Traps Girl Scouts on Train in Ga.

March 25, 2011

JESUP, Ga. -- A wildfire had a troop of Seminole County Girl Scouts stuck on a train late Thursday. The troop picked up the train in Sanford and was on its way to Savannah, but the train stopped in the middle of a forest in Jesup. The 8-mile-long brush fire was burning near the tracks in Ludowici, authorities said. Troop leaders called WESH 2 News to say the Girl Scouts are very upset because the train has been sitting on the tracks in a very isolated area for some time.

JESUP, Ga. --

A wildfire had a troop of Seminole County Girl Scouts stuck on a train late Thursday.

The troop picked up the train in Sanford and was on its way to Savannah, but the train stopped in the middle of a forest in Jesup.

The 8-mile-long brush fire was burning near the tracks in Ludowici, authorities said.

Troop leaders called WESH 2 News to say the Girl Scouts are very upset because the train has been sitting on the tracks in a very isolated area for some time.

Amtrak officials said they can't provide an estimated time of arrival in Savannah for the No. 52 train. They said they're inspecting the track and getting information on the fire.