Nassau County fire crews and law enforcement continued working to put out a massive wildfire in a rural area west of Bryceville on Friday.
The fire quickly grew quickly overnight to about 1,600 acres overnight, but was reported at 1,053 acres Friday evening. The land burned didn’t grow throughout the day and was 75% contained as of 8 p.m., according to theVideo taken Friday afternoon showed a few smoldering hot spots, a big difference from Thursday afternoon when plumes of thick smoke and ash filled the sky.
According to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, the cause of the fire has not been determined and is currently being investigated. Officials said there have been a lot of rumors online but nothing has been confirmed. FHP said smoke may affect U.S. 301 south to the I-10 area and visibility could deteriorate quickly, especially in the early morning hours and at night.
The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is also responding to the fire. Robert Chase with the Florida Forest Service said tractors were actively cutting fire breaks all day Friday.
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