A large brush fire has grown to 600 acres in west Miami-Dade County since it started on Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Forest Service.
The Quarry 2 Wildfire has currently burned 600 acres and is 30% contained, according to a map of active wildfires provided by the Florida Forest Service, which was updated at 12:40 a.m. on June 16. A fire at NW 137th Ave. and NW 25th St. is still listed on Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s Active Calls page as of 8:53 on June 16.
Crews with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service responded to a First Alarm grass fire near NW 137 Ave. and NW 41 St. at 2:56 p.m. on June 15, according to MDFR. They encountered “large columns of smoke in the area,” and as suppression efforts continue and “wind conditions shift,” residents of nearby communities could see or smell smoke. No injuries have been reported…