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As of Sunday night, the Sandy Fire was reported at 19,814 acres and 45% contained. Ground and aviation resources will continue operations Monday, continuing to hold and improve control lines around the fire.
The Florida Highway Patrol on Saturday, for the second time in two days, shut down traffic on a nearly 60-mile section of Tamiami Trail due to the fire.
The nearly two-week long Sandy Fire in the Big Cypress National Preserve in Collier County burned closer to U.S. 41 prompting the Florida Highway patrol to issue a closure order.
A multi-hour closure of U.S. 41 in eastern Collier and western Dade counties Friday was the largest impact yet from the more than 16,000-acre Sandy Fire in the Big Cypress National Preserve.The Florida Highway Patrol closed a 58-plus mile portion of 41, from Krome Avenue in Dade to State Road 29 in Collier to ensure the safety of travelers as well as for the firefighters working along the roadside.
The 10-day-old Sandy Wildfire in the western Everglades is raging on despite best efforts of more than 100 state, federal firefighters