Since starting Monday, the fire has burned over 42,000 acres, according to the Florida Forest Service. The “Mile Marker 39 Fire,” which is 10% contained as of Thursday afternoon.

A wildfire in the Everglades has impacted much of Broward County overnight into Wednesday morning. BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — A wildfire in the Everglades has impacted much of Broward County overnight into Wednesday morning. Even though smoke is reducing, there was still a lot of smoke on the roads as people began their morning commute.

Though the actual blaze is away from more populated areas, northwest winds caused by Hurricane Erin helped push smoke across South Florida.

A fire ignited in the Florida Everglades Monday, quickly burning a large area of the national park, alarming nearby residents.

As of Thursday afternoon, the fire is 10% contained and has burned through at least 42,000 of the Everglades in western Broward County. The fire does not present a threat to people or structures at this time.

A wildfire burning in the Florida Everglades sent the smell of smoke and haze into the air across South Florida early Wednesday.

Smoke from two brush fires burning in the Everglades are drifting over Fort Lauderdale and the western Broward County suburbs on Wednesday morning.

A wildfire burning through 1,800 acres of the Everglades is filling the air with smoke across South Florida. While scientists stress that no single fire can be directly pinned to climate change, a hotter,