Fog, Fires Clog Five Major Traffic Arteries
An 800-acre fire in central Florida closed five major Orlando-area highways and contributed to a nine-car pileup on the Florida Turnpike. No serious injuries were reported.
Meanwhile, more than 200 firefighters were trying to contain a swamp fire in northern Florida that has burned nearly 61,000 acres.
A fire that began Saturday near Orlando covered the area in smoke and combined with fog to close highways in Orange and Osceola counties for several hours Sunday morning.
In northern Florida, the 13-day-old Mallory Swamp fire burned through commercial timberland and swampland in Lafayette and Dixie counties. It was about 50% contained.
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