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| FIRE IN ENGLEWOOD FARM ACRES |
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WENGNews writes, "FIREFIGHTERS ARE STILL FIGHTING A BRUSH FIRE THAT STARTED JUST AFTER 3:15PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN ENGLEWOOD FARM ACRES OFF OF RIVER ROAD. A DOWNED POWER LINE STARTED THE FIRE, WHICH QUICKLY JUMPED ACROSS RIVER ROAD INTO SWAMP LAND SOUTH OF THOMAS RANCH NEAR THE NORTH PORT BORDER. RESIDENTS IN ENGLEWOOD FARM ACRES WERE EVACUATED, BUT THEY HAVE SINCE BEEN ABLE TO RETURN HOME. MORE THAN FIFTY FIREFIGHTERS FROM A TASK FORCE MADE UP OF SARASOTA AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES, AS WELL AS NORTH PORT, VENICE, NOKOMIS, BOCA GRANDE, AND ENGLEWOOD, PLUS THE DIVISION OF FORESTRY BATTLED THE BLAZE AS GUSTY WINDS OVER 20 MILES PER HOUR BLEW THE FIRE QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST. AS OF 8PM, THE FIRE WAS STILL NOT DECARED TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL, AS THERE WERE STILL SEVERAL HOT SPOTS ALONG BOTH SIDES OF RIVER ROAD. BATALLION CHIEF RUSTY McCORD TOLD US THEY EXPECT TO HAVE CREWS ON SCENE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 24 HOURS, AS WEDNESDAY PROMISES TO BE WINDY ONCE AGAIN, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FLARE UPS WILL BE HIGH. RIVER ROAD AND WINCHESTER BOULEVARD WERE REOPENED SHORTLY AFTER 7PM TUESDAY AFTER BEING CLOSED THRU THE RUSH HOUR, BUT SECTIONS OF RIVER ROAD STILL HAD LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO THE SMOKE AND HOT SPOTS. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS ARRIVED ON SCENE AT AROUND 6PM TO PROVIDE REFRESHMENTS, SNACKS, AND MEALS TO FIREFIGHTERS AND RESCUE PERSONNEL. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES AND AS OF 8PM, THERE WERE NO STRUCTURES IN ANY DANGER."
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Posted on Mar 18, 2008 19:28pm.
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