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US-FLORIDA-WILDFIRE
As of Sunday morning, a 5,500-acre wildfire in Collier County in
southwest Florida that has destroyed nine homes was 50 percent
contained, according to officials.
In Polk County in central Florida, a wildfire that charred 700
acres was 75 percent contained. A spokesman for the sheriff's
office on Saturday had said that fire was being investigated as
suspicious.
Governor Rick Scott, who declared a state of emergency on April
11, said in a statement on Sunday that the rain had been a
blessing.
"While we are hopeful that the weather will continue to provide
relief, we know these fires can change at a moment’s notice due
to wind and rain, and it is important that we remain alert and
prepared," he said.
(Reporting by Joseph Ax; Editing by David Gregorio)
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