A massive Everglades wildfire that scorched close to 50,000 acres in western Broward County has been fully contained, according to the Florida Forest Service.
On Tuesday, the agency’s interactive fire map no longer displayed the blaze.
Progress after a week of firefighting
The Florida Forest Service said Monday the fire had reached 95% containment after crews used heavy equipment and made airdrops to gain control. By then, the blaze had consumed 48,000 acres.
The wildfire began a week earlier as two separate brush fires—the Mile Marker 39 Fire and the Sawgrass Fire—that merged last Wednesday morning…