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SR 528 reopens after brush fire smoke clears

Fire burns hundreds of acres in wildlife refuge

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A large stretch of State Road 528 that was shut down early Tuesday because of smoke from a brush fire is now open, New 6 partner Florida Today reports. 

The highway was closed between State Road 520 and I-95, spanning Orange and Brevard counties.

The smoke is coming from a fire that has burned over 600 acres in the St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge. 

Smoke from the same fire shut down a stretch of State Road 407 on Monday. 

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Stay with News 6 and ClickOrlando.com for updates on this developing story. 

 

 


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John Ambrogne is an executive producer for News 6 and has been with WKMG-TV since 2012. John graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University and has covered breaking news and major events in Central Florida since 2002.

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