A brush fire that’s been burning for hours created smoky conditions in southwest Miami-Dade. NBC 6’s Kim Wynne reports
Crews worked to extinguish a grass fire that started Wednesday in southwest Miami-Dade.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Florida Forestry units responded at 3:45 p.m. to the first-alarm fire near Southwest 72nd Street and 76th Avenue.
Firefighters found a large number of trees on fire, and the fire was spreading to a shed in the area, officials said.
No injuries were reported.
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Crews were at the scene through Wednesday evening.
Fire officials are reminding those nearby to stay indoors, keep windows and doors closed, and run air conditioning to circulate air inside of homes.
