Lightning blamed for small brush fire in Brooker Creek Preserve

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Firefighters say lightning sparked a small brush fire in the Brooker Creek Preserve earlier this week, and it continues to burn.

According to the Florida Forest Service, the flames were first spotted from a Metro Traffic media helicopter Tuesday night. The flames have consumed four acres so far.

No structures are threatened, and FFS crews are on scene to contain the fire.

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