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18-Mile Stretch opens after Florida Keys brush fire, but Card Sound Road remains closed
(CBS12) — The Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) provided an update on Wednesday to the brush fire that blocked ... The roads, which are in upper Key Largo, were blocked Tuesday, MSCO said ...
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Sprawling brush fire continues to threaten travel in and out of the Keys
Fire crews are battling a massive brush fire ... Residents like Kylee Barrios, who lives and works in Key Largo, have already experienced multiple road closures. "I knew that I would have to ...
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Brush Fire Shuts Down All Vehicle Access To Florida Keys
KEY LARGO, Fla. – A significant brush fire in Miami-Dade County has forced the complete closure of all vehicle entry and exit ...
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‘Floor it, you gotta get past’: Family barely escapes brush fire after trip to Florida Keys
KEY LARGO, Fla. (WFLA) — What started as a daytrip to the Florida Keys Tuesday turned into a frightening situation for a couple who had to race against a large brush fire. Kathy and Richard ...
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US 1 slowly reopens after brush fire closed routes in and out of Florida Keys
A brush fire Tuesday afternoon led to the closure ... which starts in Florida City on the mainland and goes into Key Largo, a 20-plus-mile stretch, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s ...
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Man accused of punching woman in fit of road rage during brush fire backup in Key Largo
KEY LARGO, Fla. – A Tampa man is facing a felony ... rage Thursday afternoon during a backup on U.S. 1 caused by a brush fire in southern Miami-Dade County that’s led to frequent delays ...
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U.S. 1 reopens after second closure due to brush fire near Keys. Card Sound Road shut down
A large brush fire on Card Sound Road in south Miami-Dade ... Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Both U.S. 1 and Card Sound Road leading into Key Largo were closed Tuesday afternoon in both directions.
Fire spreads to Homestead, as 20,000-plus acres burn. No threat to neighborhoods: authorities
The fast-moving fire that closed the only two roads in and out of the Florida Keys has now spread to Homestead, closed the Florida City exit from the Turnpike and burned more than 20,000 acres, 10 ...
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Florida Keys wildfire chokes traffic, hurts local restaurant business
Sal's Ballyhoo's, a longtime staple between Key Largo and Florida City, saw business plummet as brush fire-fueled road closures stranded employees and disrupted supply deliveries. The restaurant ...
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‘Difficult’ firefight ahead with south Miami-Dade brush fire only 20% contained, officials say
Some camped out at a Winn-Dixie on Key Largo. The well-known Gilbert’s ... Meanwhile, another, less-disruptive brush fire broke out Wednesday in Sweetwater. There were “no reported injuries ...
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U.S. 1 in the Keys reopens as officials contain large brush fire
which starts in Florida City and continues South into Key Largo. One motorist told the Miami Herald, WLRN news partner, that the plume of smoke from the brush fire could be seen "for miles." ...