{"id":266063,"date":"2026-05-10T23:20:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T23:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/266063\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T23:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T23:20:06","slug":"miami-dade-crews-battle-florida-city-blaze-near-sw-344th-st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/266063\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami-Dade crews battle Florida City blaze near SW 344th St"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Miami-Dade<\/p>\n

Miami-Dade authorities were working a brush fire Sunday, May 10, 2026, in the area of Southwest 344th Street and South Dixie Highway in Florida City.<\/p>\n

David Goodhue<\/p>\n

dgoodhue@flkeysnews.com<\/p>\n

A Florida City brush fire filled the air with smoke and ash Sunday, causing traffic delays for travelers heading into and out of the Keys.<\/p>\n

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was working alongside the Florida Forest Service Sunday evening to extinguish the fire and protect nearby properties in the area of Southwest 344th Street and South Dixie Highway, a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

No injuries have been reported, a fire rescue spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Thick smoke filled the air and small sheets of ash fell on the residents of the Southern Comfort RV Park on Southwest 344th Street.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, that\u2019s the scary thing,\u201d said Vicky Risley, from Springfield, Illinois. \u201cVery interesting Mother\u2019s Day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Risley, 68, is \u201ctrying to be a snow bird,\u201d the term for seasonal Floridians, and has been staying at the RV park since March.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never seen anything like this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Risley was standing with Chelsea Keaton, 30, from southeast Texas. Keaton has been staying at the RV park since December. Her husband is a contract worker at Turkey Point nuclear power plant.<\/p>\n

She said the smoke and flames have ebbed and flowed since Saturday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt started last night, and they got it under control,\u201d said Keaton. \u201cBut, supposedly it started up again.\u201d<\/p>\n

All northbound traffic on U.S. 1 and Card Sound Road has slowed due to the brush fire, and all Florida City traffic is being diverted to Krome Avenue at the RaceTrac gas station, the Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The northbound traffic leaving the Keys is slow, and drivers should expect delays, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n


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