(WSVN) - Firefighters are continuing to get the upper hand on a multi-county fire fight.

Flames burning near the Everglades in the area just off U.S. 27 in Pembroke Pines have burned over 11,000 acres and is fully contained as of late Wednesday afternoon.

Residents in the area can now breathe easier as the air quality continues to improve.

Down south in Florida City, a second brush fire continues burning. Crews said that fire has burned over 300 acres and is 70% contained.

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