Florida Wildfire Near Alligator Alley: 15% Contained

0:00It's April 14th. From your city to your ears, this is Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. A wildfire near Alligator Alley in Florida's Pick a Yoon Strand Stay Forest blew up fast, hitting 1,500 acres by Tuesday. It started on Newman Drive just after noon Monday, jumping to 100 acres by 3pm that day, and crews have it only 15%. Contains so far. Six smoke plumes are billowing over Interstate 75, lighting up traffic cameras at the western end, but no land closures yet. Officials say expect hazy skies along Call your boulevard south of the highway. Some nearby streets got evacuated Monday afternoon, like Stableway, Union Drive, and a few others. A safe spot opened at Golden Gate Community Center for folks displaced, and firefighters are telling people with asthma, heart issues, or lung. To stay inside, or get out of the smoke's path. It's a team effort with the Call your County Sheriff's Office hitting it from the air,

1:02while Florida Forest Service and Naples crews grind it out on the W. Ground. More bulldozers are rolling in from Central Florida this morning to push back to flames. No one's hurt. No buildings lost, but conditions can shift quick, so drivers keep your eyes peeled and stay safe out there.