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Brush Fire In SeaWorld Area Contained

POSTED: Monday, May 8, 2006
UPDATED: 12:23 am EDT May 9, 2006

A fast-moving brush fire ignited in Orange County, Fla., near SeaWorld Orlando, Monday night and forced authorities to close several roads in the area, according to Local 6 News.


IMAGES: New Orange County Fire
MAP: Fire Location

A helicopter tour pilot in the area spotted the flames and reported the flare up east of Interstate 4 at the Central Florida Parkway on Monday night.

Authorities closed Exit 71 off Central Florida Parkway because of the fire, Local 6 News reported. The road was reopened Monday night at 11 p.m.

Sky 6 helicopter pilot Dan McCarthy said flames from the fire jumped the Central Florida Parkway at one point.

"Stay away from this area," McCarthy said as the fire burned. "I-4 is becoming a parking lot as you can imagine." The Central Florida Parkway westbound on I-4 is shut down. I-4 eastbound on the Central Parkway is shut down and Westwood Boulevard is shut down."

Firefighters said the blaze was fully contained but Westwood Boulevard remained closed to traffic late Monday.

No structures were damaged.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

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