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Florida Fire Forces 1,000 to Evacuate

About 1,000 Florida residents have been evacuated from their homes due to a brush fire (from FOXNEWS.com).

MIAMI — Smoldering brush fires kept about 1,000 people from their homes early Monday, and the heavy smoke shut down parts of Interstate 95 between Daytona Beach and the Cape Canaveral area.

At least one home was destroyed and about 1,000 acres scorched by the fires that began Friday and flared up through the weekend, officials said.

I've never been involved with an evacuation of that size, but moving 1,000 people can't be easy.

Posted May 8, 2006 09:21 AM  ·  Link   ·  Incidents

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