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BY KATHLEEN McGRORY
kmcgrory@MiamiHerald.com
Fire crews have contained a series of raging grass fires that burned more than 6,000 acres of land in West Broward, the state Department of Forestry said.
Department officials expect the blazes will be completely extinguished later today.
The fires -- which were located west of U.S. 27 and north of Interstate 75 -- began burning on Saturday, according to Scott Peterich, a department spokesman. Although one of the fires was put out over the weekend, at least two others burned into each other, creating one massive blaze.
A fire crew spent the weekend battling the flames and stayed on the scene until 10 p.m. Monday night. They also beat down the surrounding sawgrass to ensure the massive fire didn't spread.
On Monday, department officials were still investigating the cause.
''We aren't exactly sure how the fires started,'' Peterich said. ``There was a lot of airboat activity out there this weekend....
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kmcgrory@MiamiHerald.com
Fire crews have contained a series of raging grass fires that burned more than 6,000 acres of land in West Broward, the state Department of Forestry said.
Department officials expect the blazes will be completely extinguished later today.
The fires -- which were located west of U.S. 27 and north of Interstate 75 -- began burning on Saturday, according to Scott Peterich, a department spokesman. Although one of the fires was put out over the weekend, at least two others burned into each other, creating one massive blaze.
A fire crew spent the weekend battling the flames and stayed on the scene until 10 p.m. Monday night. They also beat down the surrounding sawgrass to ensure the massive fire didn't spread.
On Monday, department officials were still investigating the cause.
''We aren't exactly sure how the fires started,'' Peterich said. ``There was a lot of airboat activity out there this weekend....
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