Wildfires in Everglades send smoke across South Florida
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A wildfire burning in the Florida Everglades has prompted air quality and visibility concerns for nearby communities.
We’re keeping a close eye on a huge brush fire burning in the Florida Everglades. It’s nearly the size of Washington, D.C., and there’s very little containment so far as helicopters work to dump water on it.
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Having started on Monday, Aug. 18, the so-called Mile Marker 39 Fire continued to rage across the Everglades, burning through dry foliage and releasing plumes of hazardous wildfire smoke into the air, according to the Miami Herald.
A fire ignited in the Florida Everglades Monday, quickly burning a large area of the national park, alarming nearby residents.