A grass fire near mile marker 125 caused southbound lanes of U.S. 1 to be closed off due to the smoke on Tuesday, however all lanes have since reopened.
For hours, troopers were diverting traffic, causing drivers not to be able to go south on U.S. 1.
“The winds pushed some of that fire into the brush on the highway,” said David Rosenbaum, with the Florida Forest Service.
A grass fire near mile marker 125 has caused southbound lanes of U.S. 1 to be closed off due to the smoke.
They finally reopened those lanes late Tuesday night, though officials said that could change if the wind and the smoke remain away from the road.
As of 11 a.m. the Florida Forestry Service estimated that 250 acres burned and the containment dropped to 10%. They are currently waiting on the patrol pilot to provide further aerial view updates.
The Florida Forestry Service is still on sight continuing the fight against the brush fire in southwest Miami-Dade.
Investigators believe the blaze started due to a pickup truck that caught fire on the Miami-Dade side of the roadway. Officials say it caught fire Tuesday afternoon as it made its way south on U.S. 1 near Card Sound Road, fortunately, the driver is okay.
“Until we do get some more rain in the area these are perfect conditions with the wind and the fuel, the dry vegetation to create fires,” Rosenbaum said.
The fire is traveling quickly, but Florida Forestry Service says that while they are working on this there is no threat to the roads.
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For hours, troopers were diverting traffic, causing drivers not to be able to go south on U.S. 1.
“The winds pushed some of that fire into the brush on the highway,” said David Rosenbaum, with the Florida Forest Service.
A grass fire near mile marker 125 has caused southbound lanes of U.S. 1 to be closed off due to the smoke.
They finally reopened those lanes late Tuesday night, though officials said that could change if the wind and the smoke remain away from the road.
As of 11 a.m. the Florida Forestry Service estimated that 250 acres burned and the containment dropped to 10%. They are currently waiting on the patrol pilot to provide further aerial view updates.
The Florida Forestry Service is still on sight continuing the fight against the brush fire in southwest Miami-Dade.
Investigators believe the blaze started due to a pickup truck that caught fire on the Miami-Dade side of the roadway. Officials say it caught fire Tuesday afternoon as it made its way south on U.S. 1 near Card Sound Road, fortunately, the driver is okay.
“Until we do get some more rain in the area these are perfect conditions with the wind and the fuel, the dry vegetation to create fires,” Rosenbaum said.
The fire is traveling quickly, but Florida Forestry Service says that while they are working on this there is no threat to the roads.
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