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Hours after the firefighters completely contained the nearby South Miami-Dade brush fire, smoke enveloped Homestead-Miami Speedway’s front straightaway.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
The National Weather Service on Thursday night issued a third fire alert for South Florida this week as a sprawling brush fire in south Miami-Dade County has consumed more than 24,000 acres.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
These conditions are actively fueling a large brush fire in southeast Miami-Dade in Homestead and near Florida City that has caused traffic mayhem, intermittently shutting down the only routes into the Florida Keys for days.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
At least Friday, the racing smells of burning rubber and exhaust must compete with smoke from the not-so-distant brush fire that has been burning for days near the 18-mile Stretch and Card Sound Road.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
The National Weather Service on Thursday night issued a third fire alert for South Florida this week as a sprawling brush fire in south Miami-Dade County has consumed more than 24,000 acres.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
These conditions are actively fueling a large brush fire in southeast Miami-Dade in Homestead and near Florida City that has caused traffic mayhem, intermittently shutting down the only routes into the Florida Keys for days.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
At least Friday, the racing smells of burning rubber and exhaust must compete with smoke from the not-so-distant brush fire that has been burning for days near the 18-mile Stretch and Card Sound Road.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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