Brush Fires Shut Down Roads
Roads in Central Florida have been closed by brush fires sparked by the tinder dry conditions together with a lack of real rainfall. A 30 acre fire just west of SeaWorld Orlando shut down Interstate 4 and the Central Florida Parkway, when it ran alongside I4 and jumped accross the Parkway. About 72 firefighters fought the fire and extinguished it after 3 1/2 hours.
Much of the Central and Southern areas of Florida have been suffering from Brush fires one of which has been raging since April 21st. The problem is so widespread that Governor Bush has declared a State of Emergancy and ordered the National Guard to help fight the fires.
Posted on 10 May 2006
