SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Fire crews have gotten the upper hand on a two-alarm grass fire that broke out in Southwest Miami-Dade.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the blaze on Southwest 127th Avenue and 128th Street, near the Bonita Lakes neighborhood, just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
Firefighters were seen battling the flames and throwing water on it.
The Florida Forest Service is also assisting with the fire.
Officials said the fire was under control on Wednesday evening, but smoke continued filling the air.
“Behind a warehouse district and in between a residential area,” said MDFR Lt. Jonathan Harding.
Fire rescue officials said the flames have burned 20 acres, and the fire is 85% contained.
Video recorded by viewers shows dozens of firefighters assessing the blaze and dousing it with water.
The fire was on the minds of many residents who live nearby.
“Worrisome and scary,” said one homeowner.
“Some neighbors left. We just packed some emergency bags, just like anything we need, just in case we needed to go,” said area resident Sam Santiago.
Sebastian Espinoza said he got a call from his grandmother, who lives directly next to the woods where the fire erupted.
“She said, ‘Hey, there’s like a fire here, a lot of firefighters,’ and then I pulled up after work, and smoke was still piling on from my childhood home that I’ve been at all my life,” he said.
Espinoza shared some theories as to what could have caused the fire.
“I figure someone left a cigarette, or whatever, cooked something and brought that fire up,” he said.
Officials advise people with respiratory issues to remain inside with the air conditioning in recirculation mode.
No injuries were reported, and nearby homes were not affected.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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