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Everglades wildfire grows to 48,000 acres but is now 60% contained: officials

The Everglades blaze, known as the “Mile Marker 39” fire, has scorched 48,000 acres since it began Monday evening. As of ...

Everglades wildfire doubles in size, now at 45,000 acres

Firefighters are working to cotaine a massive wildfire burning in the Everglades, which has now doubled in size from just a ...

Everglades wildfire grows to 42K acres, crews use helicopter for water drops

A wildfire burning in the Florida Everglades sent the smell of smoke and haze into the air across South Florida early ...

Everglades Fire Today: Blaze Scorches 1,600 Acres, Leaves Florida Homeowners on Edge

A fire ignited in the Florida Everglades Monday, quickly burning a large area of the national park, alarming nearby residents ...

Dutch tourist describes moments she drives through massive Everglades wildfire: "Pretty intense"

As a wildfire continues burning through the Everglades west of Broward County, residents and tourists shared their thoughts ...

Everglades Fire Grows To Nearly The Size Of Washington, DC

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., ...

Smell that smoke from the Everglades fire? Climate change making it more common

A wildfire burning through 1,800 acres of the Everglades is filling the air with smoke across South Florida. While scientists ...
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Officials issue warnings as Everglades wildfire spreads: 'It looked like fog, but you could smell it'

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, ...