BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — A brush fire that ignited in western Broward County Sunday has burned upwards of 5,600 acres and was at 30% containment as of late Monday morning.
Residents like Audrey Gonzalez, who has lived in the area for 35 years, were on high alert, preparing to evacuate if necessary.
“(I’m) very, very concerned,” she said, adding that she’s been “coming out in the middle of night, just to make sure that it wasn’t coming towards our way.”
The fire could be seen from West Broward High School, though students remained in class.
West Broward resident Roxanne Gill said, “We could hear it crackling. That’s how bad it was. I had to hose down my house.”
“Everyone was hosing down all their trailers before the fire department came,” she said.
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