Wildfire burns in Miami-Dade, strands drivers going in and out of Florida Keys

A brush fire continued burning in southern Miami-Dade on Friday and prompted intermittent closures of the -Mile Stretch and Card Sound Road Miami-Dade Fire Rescue bureaucrats disclosed they were assisting the Florida Forest Provision with the fire which started near Card Sound Road and the Southwest nd block on Thursday According to the Florida Forest Facility the fire was about acres and contained by Friday morning Card Sound Road CLOSED again both approaches -Mile Stretch SB open NB lanes closed https t co o B nzmoaW pic twitter com wJXNrmyo b Florida Keys Sheriff keyssheriff May Florida Keys Sheriff s executives stated Card Sound Road was shut down in both directions due to the fire as was the -Mile Stretch northbound Leaders revealed to avoid the road due to smoky conditions Specific drivers were stuck for hours They closed the road when we were like five cars away from passing So we were like wow you know We stopped to eat and that was a mistake We should ve continued and we would ve made it one driver disclosed