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Smell of smoke invades parts of South Florida as Everglades brush fire continues burning Parker Branton , Reporter Published: May 9, 2020, 9:40 am Updated: May 9, 2020, 10:12 am Fire conditions in Southwest Florida have been in the extreme to high range since Tuesday, according to the Florida Forestry Service fire danger index. MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A fire broke out in the Florida Everglades Monday. Take control of your data:It looks like a scene out of Dante’s inferno as desperate Arctic villages flee a raging wildfire 140 miles north of the Arctic Circle.The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. "We are noticing extreme fire behavior and and an excessively high flame height," said Melinda Avni, a mitigation specialist for the Florida Forestry Service on Wednesday afternoon. “The current weather conditions are expected through tonight and tomorrow,” Schuldt said. The fire district has heard reports of some residents near the brush fires suffering minor injuries, such as smoke inhalation, and at least three firefighters suffered “medical conditions” while working the fires, Schuldt said. All of Everglades Boulevard South was closed to through traffic as of Wednesday afternoon from 40th Avenue Southeast to Golden Gate Boulevard East, the sheriff's office reported. "We are encouraging extreme caution and for folks to stay away from the area, if at all possible." Conditions are similar to when brush fires burned in Collier County in 2017, Avni said. "As of Tuesday morning, the Florida Highway patrol said both roads were clear, but motorists were advised to watch road conditions closely. "Fires are common in the Florida Everglades, and they're considered critical to Still, officials are watching the Sawgrass Fire closely in case it spreads.

The brush fires burned close to and have shut down Alligator Alley from State Road 29, or mile marker 80, to Collier Boulevard, or mile marker 101, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award. Chopper4 was over the fire, which is located about five miles west of US-27 and more than a mile north of I-75. Crews with Greater Naples Fire Rescue District work to clear the scene of a brush fire off Everglades Boulevard S in Golden Gate Estates Friday, April 24, 2020. Fire In Florida Everglades Still Burning In Broward County Duration: 00:20 6/25/2019 A very large brush fire is burning for the second straight day in the Florida Everglades.

Here's the latest. Conditions were in the very high range Wednesday in Lee County, the high range in Collier County and the moderate range in Hendry County. The freeway is to remain closed in the area near the fires until visibility is cleared, said Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Kenneth Watson. "We need to keep traffic out of the area and minimize unnecessary movement of people." Crews worked to contain four brush fires totaling about 400 acres and threatening 30 homes in the Estates.Jon Austria/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDAA brush fire in Golden Gate Estates is seen from Frangipani Avenue and 10th Street Southeast. “Our concern is the northwesterly winds moving towards the community to the east,” said Scott Peterich, a Florida Forest Service local wildfire mitigation specialist.The Florida Forest Service responded to the area near U.S. Highway 27 and mile marker 30. Forestry officials said lightning sparked the fire Saturday night north of I-75 and west of U.S. 27 but it wasn't until Sunday that the smell of smoke caught people's attention. "Our objective is to keep it in that area," he said. A fire that has already blazed through more than 2,300 acres by Sunday evening in the Florida Everglades continues to move through brush in Broward County.

It was the first time officials had gotten a close-up look at the blaze, dubbed the Sawgrass Fire, because weather in the area prevented flying Monday.Officials had previously estimated it at about half the size.No homes or populated areas were threatened by the blaze, burning in a 165,000-acre conservation area in Broward County. Crews worked to contain four brush fires totaling about 400 acres and threatening 30 homes in the Estates on May 13, 2020.Towering smoke from a brush fire in Golden Gate Estates is seen from Frangipani Avenue and 10th Street Southeast on May 13, 2020.Jon Austria/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA "It’s just out there in the middle," Peterich said.

The sheriff’s office is working with displaced residents and sheltering them at Max Hasse Community Park on Golden Gate Boulevard or at the Golden Gate Community Center at Golden Gate Parkway, Schuldt said.

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