WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Firefighters are battling a brush fire that has broken out in the Everglades in West Miami-Dade.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue were dispatched to the scene, five miles north of Southwest Eighth Street and eight miles west of Krome Avenue, just after 4:30 p.m., Monday.
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Fire officials said they are assisting the Florida Forest Service, who has been fighting the blaze since 12:30 p.m., Monday.
The fire is adjacent to the Miccosukee tribal lands and near Everglades National Park.
Officials said a total of 1,800 acres has burned with 75% containment as of 10:35 a.m., Wednesday.
What caused the fire to spark remains unknown, but officials do not think it was caused by lightning.
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