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Administrator
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Citrus County firefighters are watching a still-smoldering wildfire that broke out Wednesday night.
The fire started east of Farris Grove in a swamp along Duval Island Road in Floral City. It burned about 100 acres.
The Florida Division of Forestry used a helicopter Thursday afternoon to dump water on the fire and intentionally torched a few areas as a precaution.
Don Ruths, a Division of Forestry spokesman, said firefighters will need to watch the fire for days.
"They'll be checking this off and on for, I would say, a good week," Ruths said.
Investigators said the wildfire was sparked by an unauthorized burn and would have spread more if not for the terrain. A canal and several airboat trails acted as natural fire breaks that kept the fire from spreading.
Ruths said homes in the area are out of danger for now.
Came from here:http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2007/3/22/233190.html
Citrus County firefighters are watching a still-smoldering wildfire that broke out Wednesday night.
The fire started east of Farris Grove in a swamp along Duval Island Road in Floral City. It burned about 100 acres.
The Florida Division of Forestry used a helicopter Thursday afternoon to dump water on the fire and intentionally torched a few areas as a precaution.
Don Ruths, a Division of Forestry spokesman, said firefighters will need to watch the fire for days.
"They'll be checking this off and on for, I would say, a good week," Ruths said.
Investigators said the wildfire was sparked by an unauthorized burn and would have spread more if not for the terrain. A canal and several airboat trails acted as natural fire breaks that kept the fire from spreading.
Ruths said homes in the area are out of danger for now.
Came from here:http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2007/3/22/233190.html