A smoky haze blanketed Alachua County, Florida, on Sunday, April 19, as several fires raged in the area.
The Alachua Police Department shared this footage and said it was assisting the Gainesville Police Department with evacuations and traffic control due to a brush fire.
A High Springs Fire Department official named Kevin said in an a video post at 7 pm that there was a “thick layer of smoke all over the place” due to several fires in the area. Credit: Alachua Police Department via Storyful