WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Crews are battling fierce flames in western Miami-Dade County after a brush fire ignited.
Florida Forest Service are working to contain the blaze located near mile markers 41 to 43. It has burned around 200 acres and is 0% contained as of early Thursday afternoon, officials said.
The National Weather Service’s Miami Office has issued an air quality alert for Miami-Dade County due to lingering smoke from the brush fire trapped close to the ground.
Officials also remind residents that a heat advisory remains in effect across South Florida, with heat index readings projected between 105 and 112 degrees Fahrenheit.
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