Everglades brush fire spreads to at least 42,000 acres

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — A brush fire that has damaged at least 42,000 acres continued to burn on Thursday afternoon in the Florida Everglades.

According to the Florida Forest Service rangers, about 10% had been contained by 2:10 p.m., and there were helicopters involved in the firefight and airboats in surveying.

The smoke was impacting air quality in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties, and there were also afternoon rain and thunderstorms in the area…

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