An active brushfire burning since the weekend has grown to 2,600 acres in the Big Cypress National Preserve in Hendry County is 95 percent contained as of Sunday morning.
The fire — labeled the West Boundary Road 26 fire — was reported around 5 p.m. Feb. 8 at 400 acres but quickly grew in size several hours later.
The fire was also burning on a segment of Miccosukee off-reservation trust land, a spokesman for the Florida Forest Service — Caloosahatchee Forestry Center said.
The Caloosahatchee center was fighting the fire along with units from the Big Cypress. Dozers, a helicopter and firefighters were on the scene, the spokesman from the Caloosahatchee Center said.
Dry conditions since last spring have created current conditions conducive to wildfires.
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