WENGNews writes, "A CONTROLLED BURN NEAR COUNTY ROAD 74 AND BERMONT ROAD IN PUNTA GORDA JUMPED CONTAINMENT LINES YESTERDAY, BURNING NEARLY TWO HUNDRED ACRES. OFFICIALS SAY FLAMES SPREAD QUICKLY INTO AN UNINCORPORATED PART OF THE COUNTY JUST WEST OF STATE ROAD 31 NEAR THE BABCOCK-WEBB WILDLIFE AREA. THE DIVISION OF FORESTRY IS ON SCENE WITH EQUIPMENT TO HELP TRY AND CONTAIN THE FIRE, WHICH WAS TO BURN ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED ACRES. FORTUNATELY, IT’S IN A VERY REMOTE AREA, AND NO STRUCTURES APPEAR TO BE IN ANY DANGER AT THIS TIME. OFFICIALS SAID THE FIRE WAS ABOUT SIXTY PERCENT CONTAINED AS OF LAST NIGHT. ONE OTHER NOTE…THERE WERE RED FLAG WARNINGS UP YESTERDAY."
