Brush fires near Oak Hill contained
Brush fires near Oak Hill contained
WEBVTT FIRES ARE BURNING THROUGHCENTRAL FLORIDA ACCORDING TOOFFICIALS.IN ONE INSTANCE FIREFIGHTERS HADTO PROTECT THEIR OWN STATION.>> RIGHT HERE, THIS IS STATION22 IN OAK HILL.YOU CAN STILL SEE SMOKE.IN THAT WIND IS KICKING OUT,THAT HAS REALLY BEEN A CHALLENGETODAY.THIS CHALLENGE HEARTED IN THEYIELD LITERALLY ALMOST NEXT DOOR-- STARTED IN A FIELD LITERALLYALMOST NEXT DOOR.IT STARTED IN THAT FIELD ANDTHEN QUICKLY SPREAD AT ONE POINTENCROACHING ON A MEDICAL CENTERWHERE THE HOAX -- FOLKS WERETOLD TO TAKE SHELTER.THIS WAS A 10 ACRE BLAZE.IT STARTED IN A FIELD, SOMEONEWAS CLEARING THAT FIELD, AND ALAWNMOWER SPARKED THIS U.S. 1FIRE.JUST ON THE ROAD THERE WAS AFIRE ON USED HALIFAX AVENUE, ANDTHAT WAS A BIG CONCERN THERE FORTHOSE FOLKS.THEY DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE OFTHAT.VOLUSIA COUNTY FIREFIGHTERSNEEDED HELP FROM THEIR NEIGHBORSIN BREVARD COUNTY, AND OF COURSETHE DEPARTMENT OF FORCE THREEWAS DOWN HERE TO GET CONTAINMENTLINES AROUND THE FIRE.THE U.S. ONE FIRE IS FAIRLY WELLCONTAINED, THEY ARE STILL DOWNTHE BLOCK AT THE FIRE ON EASTHALIFAX.THEY WIL BE KEEPING A CLOSE EYEON THESE BLAZES THROUGH THENIGHT, HOT, DRY, WINDY WEATHER,IS REALLY JUST FUEL FOR FIRE, A
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Brush fires near Oak Hill contained
Firefighters rushed to stop two brush fires within miles of each other in Volusia County. The fire was spread by whipping winds and dry conditions. Chopper 2 was above Oak Hill, as firefighters scrambled to put out the flames Friday afternoon.
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