Grass fires will continue to be a concern until South Florida gets more rain

MIAMI – Till South Florida will get extra rain, Miami-Dade Hearth Rescue says grass fires will proceed to be a difficulty of concern.

CBS4’s was on the scene of a big grass hearth new close to 72 Road and SW 76 Avenue Wednesday afternoon.

The hearth is now contained but it surely definitely gave individuals within the space a giant scare. Chopper4 flew over the scene as crews labored to include the big grass hearth. Individuals who stay within the space described what they noticed.

“I simply noticed totally different fragments of wooden burning. Lastly, I get to this tree and it begins crackling and there is hearth proper there the place it began cracking and it simply falls and an enormous gust of smoke got here up. It was wild,” mentioned Spencer Pearson, who lives within the space.

“We simply noticed smoke coming in direction of our residence from our view,” mentioned Jake Brown, who lives within the space.

Upon arrival, firefighters informed us they discovered a considerable amount of bushes on hearth. It unfold to a shed within the space. Crews labored to extinguish the shed hearth.

“I heard the helicopters and I got here out and I noticed two helicopters I noticed the chief and he got here out and appeared round, however they mentioned we weren’t in peril,” mentioned Sora Deacon, who works in space.

Miam- Dade Hearth Rescue reminds everybody that with dry situations, grass fires usually tend to happen.

Happily, nobody was damage within the hearth, they’re nonetheless investigating it trigger.

Ten Miami-Dade Hearth Rescue items together with Florida Forestry responded to the grass hearth.