FLORIDA — A rapidly growing wildfire in Collier County has surged to 25,000 acres burned and remains 0% contained, prompting serious concerns about smoke impacts and visibility across South Florida.
The blaze, identified as the National Fire, is burning in the Everglades region west of Miami and north of Marco Island and Chokoloskee, with smoke spreading east and south toward heavily traveled corridors.
Fire Centered in the Everglades Near I-75
Mapping shows the wildfire burning inland from the Gulf Coast, south of Naples and west of Alligator Alley (Interstate 75).
The affected area stretches across remote Everglades terrain in Collier County, but smoke plumes are projected to impact more populated regions…