Max Road Fire Reaches 80% Containment After Burning 11,443 Acres in Everglades
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Updated · South Florida Sun Sentinel · May 12
Max Road Fire Reaches 80% Containment After Burning 11,443 Acres in Everglades
5 articles · Updated · South Florida Sun Sentinel · May 12
The Max Road fire in western Broward County was 80% contained late Tuesday after scorching 11,443 acres since igniting Sunday afternoon southwest of Miramar and Pembroke Pines.
Crews were extinguishing hotspots and monitoring smoldering areas, with no evacuation orders in place as forecasters called for beneficial rain and scattered thunderstorms across South Florida.
A second Everglades blaze — the 172nd Avenue fire near Florida City in Miami-Dade County — held at 300 acres and 65% containment.
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