MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A brush fire that ignited sometime Thursday afternoon has led to road closures in southwest Miami-Dade County.
It is located near Card Sound Road and Southwest 392nd Street.
According to officials, the 18-Mile Stretch of US-1 and Card Sound Road in both directions have been closed due to the fire.
Deputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and Florida Highway Patrol troopers were on hand to help with traffic.
The fire was upgraded to a Second Alarm, leading to over 20 units responding to battle the blaze, including water tender trucks and air rescue, which was conducting water drops on the flames.
Crews from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service were on scene.
Access in and out of the Florida Keys is expected to continue to be disrupted while crews work to extinguish the fire.