SR 528 reopens after brush fire smoke clears Fire burns hundreds of acres in wildlife refuge
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. ā AĀ large stretch of State Road 528 that was shut down early Tuesday because of smoke from a brush fire is now open, New 6 partner Florida Today reports.Ā
The highway was closed between State Road 520 and I-95, spanning Orange and Brevard counties.
The smoke is coming from a fire that has burned over 600 acres in the St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge.Ā
Smoke from the same fire shut down a stretch of State Road 407 on Monday.Ā
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