Massive railroad tie fire burns in Dunnellon on Feb. 1

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information)

DUNNELLON — Firefighters from Marion County Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service on Feb. 1 were fighting a railroad tie fire near East McKinney Avenue and North Williams Street.

The stockpiled railroad ties, which have been treated with creosote, “can produce heavy, irritating smoke — please avoid the area if possible and keep windows/doors closed,” Marion County Fire Rescue wrote on its Facebook page…

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