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Brush fire in west Miami-Dade burns at least 200 acres; continues to rage
A brush fire in west Miami-Dade, dubbed the Mile Marker 19 fire, has burned at least 200 acres and it continues to rage.
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A brush fire in west Miami-Dade, dubbed the Mile Marker 19 fire, has burned at least 200 acres and it continues to rage.
Flames burned for hours through the night just east of Krome Avenue. Firefighters have been trying to keep it from spreading west.
“Because then you’ve got Everglades National Park to the west of here. If it gets in there, it can run for days,” said Scott Peterich, with the Florida Forest Service.
Sky 10 was above the area as the fire line moved westward.
Our cameras were also on the ground, where crews have been trying to stop it on Krome Avenue, between Southwest Eighth Street and Kendall Drive.
The winds are helping the fire jump the road from east to west and pushing plumes of heavy dark smoke across, making it impossible to see.