Large brush fire in Southwest Miami-Dade 50% contained. Is there a threat to the area?
Firefighters battled a large brush fire in Southwest Miami-Dade Thursday, but officials say no homes or businesses were threatened.
Firefighters responded to the fire — located to the east side of Southwest 127th Avenue, from Southwest 124th Street to the north and Southwest 128th Street to the south — shortly after 4 a.m., said David Rosenbaum, spokesman with the Florida Forest Service.
The area is known as the Tamiami Pinelands.
Early Thursday afternoon, the western perimeter of the fire was at Southwest 134th Avenue. It burned around 50 acres of brush and was 50% contained, Rosenbaum said.
The Florida Forest Service is working with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to put out the blaze, Rosenbaum said.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
