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Live updates: Everglades wildfire grows to 42K acres, crews use helicopter for water drops

A wildfire burning in the Florida Everglades sent the smell of smoke and haze into the air across South Florida early ...
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Smoke and haze continue drifting across Broward County as brush fire spreads

Firefighters on Friday continued to battle a massive brush fire in the Everglades that has scorched more than 42,000 acres of ...

Smell that smoke from the Everglades fire? Climate change making it more common

A wildfire burning through 1,800 acres of the Everglades is filling the air with smoke across South Florida. While scientists ...

Everglades wildfire doubles in size, just 10% contained

In some areas, crews are relying on helicopters to scoop water from nearby canals and drop it on hotspots of the Mile Marker ...

Everglades Fire Today: 5 Key Takeaways for Florida Homeowners

A fire ignited in the Florida Everglades Monday, quickly burning a large area of the national park, alarming nearby residents ...
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Officials issue warnings as Everglades wildfire spreads: 'It looked like fog, but you could smell it'

Having started on Monday, Aug. 18, the so-called Mile Marker 39 Fire continued to rage across the Everglades, burning through dry foliage and releasing plumes of hazardous wildfire smoke into the air, ...