Southern Miami-Dade brush fire will likely burn for several days, FHP says
Card Sound Road remains closed due to the fire. The U.S. 1 18-Mile Stretch is open.
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Card Sound Road remains closed due to the fire. The U.S. 1 18-Mile Stretch is open.
Firefighting efforts continued across in southern Miami-Dade County, where a massive brush fire burned over 3,000 acres this week.
A Next Weather Smoke Alert has been issued Wednesday for southern Miami-Dade County and the upper Florida Keys due to the potential for smoke reducing air quality after sunset and continuing overnight.
The fire has damaged power lines and communication towers.
Traffic is slowly moving in both directions Tuesday evening on U.S. 1's 18-Mile Stretch after a massive brush fire forced authorities to shut down the only highway linking the Florida Keys to the mainland for hours.
Fire and law enforcement officials, with assistance from the Florida Highway Patrol, have blocked both routes while crews work to contain the blaze.
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A warm and windy day ahead as a few showers have moved in across parts of South Florida Wednesday morning.
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The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Expect on-and-off showers with a mostly cloudy to overcast sky all weekend.
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