Huge wildfire burning 20 miles from Collier County, no signs of stopping

South Florida firefighters have not been able to contain any of the wildfire that has been burning through the Everglades for two days.

About 18 miles east of Collier County, a 5,000-acre wildfire has been burning without any signs of stopping.

The rangers at the Everglades National Park still don’t know what might have caused the fire to start, but at least 48 people are on the ground actively fighting its spread, said Erika Hoopes, spokesperson for the park…

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