Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns 1,500 acres near Naples

Evacuation orders have been issued for parts of southwest Florida as a large brush fire burns near Naples, officials said.

The blaze, dubbed the Newman Drive Fire, is spreading through Picayune Strand State Forest in Collier County, south of Interstate 75.

As of Tuesday morning, the fire had scorched 1,500 acres and was 15 percent contained, according to the Florida Forest Service…

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