Fire In Florida Keys Today. Fire crews are battling a massive brush fire known as the 344 F
Fire crews are battling a massive brush fire known as the 344 Fire, which has burned 25,000 acres in MIami-Dade County and remains only 30% contained as of Friday morning. CBS News Miami's Nikiya Carrero has th A brush fire continued burning in southern Miami-Dade on Friday and prompted intermittent closures of roadways into and out of the Florida Keys. Firefighting efforts continued Wednesday in southern Miami-Dade County, where a massive brush fire burned over 3,000 acres and caused major traffic disruptions in and out of the Fire has limited access to the Florida Keys The fire has forced the closure of Card Sound Road, one of only two roads to the Florida Keys. Traffic was snarled for hours as smoke and flames in the Miami-Dade The Florida Forest Service, along with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, are using trucks as well as water drops to keep the fire under control. Highway 1 in the Florida Keys for four hours Tuesday evening, causing major traffic disruptions. Where is The 167 West Fire is 75% contained after burning 400 acres; roads to the Florida Keys remain open but may close again. S. A wildfire has burned through around 3,600 acres in Miami-Dade County, to the north of Florida Keys, according to the Florida Forest Service, with part of Card Sound Road closed on Tuesday Crews were working Friday to contain a brush fire that broke out a day earlier in southwest Miami-Dade. Fire scorches 24K acres, blanketing region in smoke and disrupting traffic to Florida Keys The fire prompted the closure of the only two roads from the mainland to the Keys. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. The fire, identified as the A brush fire in Miami-Dade County on Tuesday afternoon has led to the closure of all vehicle entry and exit points to the Florida Keys. Highway 1 – the only route into and out of the Florida Keys. Thousands of south Miami-Dade residents are coping with road closures and dangerous air quality with the breakout of a massive brush fire. 1, snarling traffic for hours for those trying to All roads into the Florida Keys reopened late Friday afternoon as fire crews continue to try to contain the 400-acre brushfire that sparked Thursday. . (AP) — Traffic was flowing in and out of the Florida Keys on Wednesday after a brush fire led officials to briefly close A wildfire shut down U. Traffic is now flowing in and out of the Florida Keys after a brush fire led officials to briefly close U. Florida wildfire, smoke map: Track latest wildfires, red flag warnings Track the latest wildfire and smoke information with data that is updated hourly based upon input The 167 West Fire is 85% contained after burning 400 acres; roads to the Florida Keys remain open. Images from Florida Department of Transportation cameras show huge clouds of smoke billowing over the horizon as you look south to the Keys. Highway 1 - the only route in and out of the islands. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A wildlife not far from the 18-Mile Stretch and Card Sound Road in Miami-Dade County continues to cause traffic delays between the Florida Keys The fire, identified as the " 344 Fire," has affected the only two roads with access to and from the Florida Keys. Authorities said the fire A large brush fire burning between the Florida Keys and Miami continues to cause significant problems along U. A brush fire continued burning in southern A multi-vehicle crash with serious injuries Friday was the latest impact from the brush fire identified as the “344 Fire", which has burned more than 26,000 acres in southern Miami-Dade County along U. Wildfire shuts down Florida Keys' famed 18-Mile Stretch, snarling traffic All of the 18-Mile Stretch along US 1 was closed as flames roared near the A huge wildfire shut down the main artery into the Florida Keys on Tuesday. — Firefighters gained some ground Thursday in the blaze that has scorched thousands of acres between Miami and All of the 18-Mile Stretch along US 1 was closed as flames roared near the roadway on the Miami-Dade side, closing off all inbound and outbound The Florida Forest Service, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Monroe County Fire Rescue spent more than a week in mid-March battling a 26,000 The brush fire had started around Card Sound Road near Florida City, but by Thursday, the fire had spread to Homestead. The fire has burned Firefighters continue to battle a wildfire that has burned more than 25,000 acres over the last eight days in South Florida.