Flames spread across 10 acres in Hobe Sound brush fire, now contained

HOBE SOUND, Fla. (CBS12) — A brush fire that burned about 10 acres in Martin County is now fully contained, according to fire officials.

Martin County Fire Rescue crews responded to the fire near Southeast Old Cypress Drive and Southeast Flora Avenue in Hobe Sound. The fire started just before 5 p.m. Saturday and spread through brush in the area.

At one point, the fire was about 50% contained, with assistance from the Florida Forest Service, which helped crews by laying plow lines to slow the spread…

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