180-acre wildfire burning near Sawgrass Expressway in west Broward County, officials say

Firefighters are responding to a wildfire burning in the Everglades west of Tamarac that has grown to about 180 acres and remains uncontained, according to the Florida Forest Service.

As of 11:30 p.m. Sunday, the wildfire was 0% contained, the Florida Forest Service reported. The fire is burning on the Everglades side of the Sawgrass Expressway near Commercial Boulevard in west Broward County.

Smoke from the fire could be seen rising over the Sawgrass Expressway Sunday evening.

Despite the growing fire, officials have not announced any road closures or air quality alerts as of Sunday evening.

The Florida Forest Service has classified the incident as an active wildfire in Broward County's Everglades field unit.

Locals watch as wildfire burns uncontained through the Everglades

A trail of flames illuminates the night sky as the Atlantic fire burns through the Everglades. As of Sunday night, it burned 180 acres and is zero percent contained.

"It's crazy, I've never seen this before in my life. I've lived for 42 years in South Florida, and this is the first time I've ever seen a wildfire live," said Travis Davis.

The wildfire, drawling in dozens of locals, gathering at the Sawgrass Trailhead to watch it smolder, drawing mixed reaction from onlookers.

"A little bit sad, I think like animals are losing their homes," said Adrien Casas.

"It's sad at the same time to think about the wildlife to think that it's hard for our firefighters to get out there and even try to control something like this," said Age Casas.

The Atlantic Fire happening after several other wildfires ignited across south Florida earlier this month.

Though the Atlantic fire appears to be impacting the Everglades at this time, some people who live nearby say they're concerned.

"I suffer from asthma myself and so does my son, so this is one of the things that brought it to my attention to see which way the winds were blowing in," said Age Casas.

Right now, it's unclear what started the fire.

CBS Miami will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.