18-MILE STRETCH, CARD SOUND ROAD OPEN FOLLOWING CLOSURES DUE TO WILDFIRE

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Crews battle the wildfire on Card Sound Street. on March 18. The wildfire continues to rage on as crews confront the flames from the bottom and air. MDFR/Contributed

Editor’s be aware: It is a Friday, 8:15 p.m. replace.

Motorists coming into and leaving the Florida Keys can now use the 18-Mile Stretch and Card Sound Street.

The principle thoroughfare between Key Largo and Florida Metropolis was closed to site visitors round 4 p.m. because of the ongoing wildfire in south Miami-Dade.

Card Sound Street northbound reopened to site visitors at 6 p.m.; the southbound lane opened simply after 8 p.m. It’s the primary time Card Sound has seen vehicular site visitors because the fires shut the street down on Tuesday.

Earlier within the day, the Stretch closed for a quick interval following a multi-vehicle crash close to MM 121 on the Miami-Dade facet. 4 people have been injured from the crash; one pediatric affected person was airlifted to a trauma heart, in accordance with Miami-Dade Hearth Rescue. 

As of Friday night, the Florida Forest Companies mentioned the wildfire burned greater than 26,000 acres with 50% contained.

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Jim McCarthy

Jim McCarthy is without doubt one of the many who escaped the snow and frigid temperatures in Western New York. A former crime & court docket reporter and metropolis editor for 2 Western New York newspapers, Jim has been honing his craft since he graduated from St. Bonaventure College in 2014. In his 5-plus years within the Keys, Jim has loved connecting with the group. Jim is previous president of the Key Largo Sundown Rotary Membership. When he isn’t working, he is busy chasing his son, Lucas, round the home and having fun with time with household.


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