An air quality alert continues on Thursday morning for Broward County as the Mile Marker 39 Fire burns more than 19,200 acres in the Everglades in the western part of the county.
The Florida Forest Service has been monitoring the blaze to the west of U.S. Highway 27 and north of Alligator Alley (a segment of Interstate 75). It combined with the smaller Sawgrass Fire on Wednesday and has been burning in the 3A North Conservation Area of the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor WMA, and is not currently threatening structures or people.
The fire is 0% contained as of Wednesday afternoon.
Though the actual blaze is away from more populated areas, northwest winds caused by Hurricane Erin helped push smoke across South Florida, leading to hazy roadways and unhealthy air quality for some populations in both Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
The air quality has since improved some, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow Fire and Smoke Map, but an air quality alert remains in effect for Broward County until 9 a.m. Thursday.
Pictures and videos show ash dusting cars and gray smoke clouds blanketing the region.
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