MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – According to the U.S. Forest Service, more than 50 personnel and multiple aircraft are working to contain the Shanty 2 Fire near Salt Springs in the Ocala National Forest.
The fire has grown to approximately 60 acres and is expected to increase as crews build containment lines.
Smoke is affecting FL-19 and CR 314, and the Florida Scenic Trail is closed in the area. The cause remains under investigation.
Originally published 5.16.25 at 6:59 a.m.: A wildfire dubbed the “Shanty 2 Fire” is burning near the Shanty Pond Campground, just south of Salt Springs in the Ocala National Forest, and west of FL-19 near the FL-314 junction…