Air quality alert in effect for Broward
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A wildfire burning in the Florida Everglades sent the smell of smoke and haze into the air across South Florida early Wednesday.
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WPEC CBS 12 on MSNWildfire map reveals 19K-acre blaze in the Everglades, smoke chokes South Florida skies
CBS12’s Victoria De Cardenas had traffic camera footage from Alligator Alley, where thick smoke still lingered despite some flames appearing to die down. Aerial footage from Wednesday showed the fire’s aggressive spread.
The two wildfires burning in the Everglades, prompting an air-quality alert for Broward County, have combined and grown tenfold, burning over 19,000 acres by Wednesday afternoon, according to the Florida Forest Service.