Everglades wildfire in US grows to 1,600 acres
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Smoke from two brush fires burning in the Everglades are drifting over Fort Lauderdale and the western Broward County suburbs on Wednesday morning.
Though the actual blaze is away from more populated areas, northwest winds caused by Hurricane Erin helped push smoke across South Florida.
As of Thursday afternoon, the fire is 10% contained and has burned through at least 42,000 of the Everglades in western Broward County. The fire does not present a threat to people or structures at this time.
A fire ignited in the Florida Everglades Monday, quickly burning a large area of the national park, alarming nearby residents.
A wildfire burning through 1,800 acres of the Everglades is filling the air with smoke across South Florida. While scientists stress that no single fire can be directly pinned to climate change, a hotter,