A wildfire along Lake O in Okeechobee County has burned 8,600 but has been 100 percent contained acres, information from the Florida Forestry Service said.
As of 6 p.m. Friday, the fire update said the First Point fire, on the upper northwestern tip of the big lake near Buckhead Ridge, was in contained status.
Other active fires currently being worked on include the 2,624-acre West Boundary Road fire in Hendry County that's about 95 percent contained as of noon today.
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