FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Crews gained an upper hand Sunday on a brush fire that has burned more than 20,500 acres in South Florida, and crossed into southwest Broward County, after weekend rain helped douse the flames.
The fire, which started Wednesday near the Miami-Dade and Broward county line, was 90% contained as of Sunday morning, according to Florida Forest Service Everglades District spokesman David Rosenbaum.
There were no visible signs of smoke from blaze, known as L-30, which has been contained on the eastern perimeter, before it reached U.S. 27.
