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Containment on the Sandy Fire has increased today as crews tied control lines into U.S. 41 on the east flank of the fire. The fire is currently 15,130 acres and 30% contained.
A growing wildfire in Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida is threatening to force area residents to evacuate.
The Sandy Fire in the southeastern portion of the Big Cypress National Preserve has grown over 11,000 acres and fire officials have activated a second phase of evacuation plans for those living within the affected area.The wildfire began May 1 as a 50-acre blaze in an area of the preserve between I-75 to then north and U.S. 41 to the south.
Firefighters worked on the 10,551-acre wildfire growing in the Big Cypress National Preserve east of Naples, a tactic that appears to be working as control of the Sandy Wildfire rose from 5% to 15%.
As a wildfire continues to burn in Collier County now officially spreading along 10,000 acres, the Florida Highway Patrol is warning drivers of low visibility.