ORLANDO, Fla- – Smoke from a now-contained wildfire at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge could be seen through Orange and Brevard counties and from space. According to the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, the fire began Wednesday afternoon. As of noon Thursday morning, the Brevard Emergency Management reported that the fire had been contained. 11/21/19|11:30AM: The smoke in N Brevard is from a 4000-acre wildfire (now contained) at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge #KSC — Brevard EOC (@BrevardEOC) November 21, 2019The fire was so large the smoke plume is being picked up on Doppler radar. With a wind blowing in from the east, smoke will continue to move inland.