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Wildfire in Stuart now completely contained, South Fork High School closed Monday

Wildfire in Stuart now completely contained, South Fork High School closed Monday
AWAY FROM THOSE SCHOOLS. RIGHT NOW ON THE TREASURE COAST, MARTIN COUNTY FIRE RESCUE IN FLORIDA, FOREST SERVICE OFFICIALS ARE MONITORING TWO BRUSH FIRES. LAST WEEK, A FIRE BROKE OUT NEAR HUNGRY LAND IN STUART WHERE OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE DROUGHT AND WEATHER PLAYED MAJOR FACTORS. THE LATEST FIRE ALSO STARTED IN STUART NEAR SOUTHWEST PRATT WHITNEY ROAD ON SUNDAY. OFFICIALS SAY BOTH FIRES ARE FULLY CONTAINED. OUR SOOJI NAM JOINS US AND HAS THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION. SO YOU CAN CERTAINLY SEE AND SMELL THE SMOKE. OFFICIALS TELL ME THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE FROM THIS WEEKEND WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. LOOK LIKE IT WAS REALLY, REALLY CLOSE TO, YOU KNOW, LOOKING THAT WAY. SOME RESIDENTS NEARBY SOUTHWEST PRATT WHITNEY ROAD SAY THEY WERE SHOCKED WHEN THEY SAW SMOKE ON SUNDAY. ACCORDING TO FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE, A BLOWN TRANSFORMER SPARKED THIS FIRE OVER THE WEEKEND, SPREADING TO 80 ACRES IN ABOUT 4 HOURS. CREWS WERE ABLE TO FULLY CONTAIN THE FIRE BY 6 P.M., EVEN THOUGH IT IS 100% CONTAINED. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT IS COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED. OFFICIALS REMIND EVERYONE IN THE AREA TO BE VIGILANT AS CREWS CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DAMAGES. WE’RE GOING TO BE OUT HERE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MOPPING UP, PUTTING WATER ON SPOTS THAT ARE STILL SMOLDERING, THAT MAY PRODUCE A BIT MORE SMOKE. MARTIN COUNTY FIRE RESCUE TANKERS HAVE ALSO BEEN OUT IN THE AREA PUTTING WATER ON ANY POTENTIAL HOTSPOTS TO PREVENT MORE FIRES. THERE WERE ALSO DAMAGES IN THE WOODED AREAS NEAR SOUTH FORK HIGH SCHOOL. SO THE MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CANCELED CLASSES ON MONDAY. TO HELPS THOSE THAT HAVE BREATHING PROBLEMS THAT ARE YOU KNOW, HAVE HAVE ASTHMA ATTACKS, RESPIRATORY ISSUES. IT JUST HELPS THEM STAY AWAY FROM THIS SORT OF SMOKE. A SPOKESPERSON WITH THE MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TELLS ME THAT THEY DO PLAN TO REOPEN SOUTH FORK HIGH SCHOOL ON TUESDAY IN MARTI
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Wildfire in Stuart now completely contained, South Fork High School closed Monday
An 80-acre wildfire in Stuart is now completely contained.Firefighters with the Florida Forest Service and Martin County Fire Rescue battled the fire on Sunday. Crews say the wildfire is currently not a threat to homes but some power lines were damaged, knocking out power to several homes in the area. Power has since been restored to those customers.South Fork High School is closed Monday "out of an abundance of caution" due to smoldering in the area and the "wind/weather variables." All after-school activities and athletics are canceled at South Fork High School as well.Crews are expected to remain on the scene throughout the night and they say they'll watch for flare-ups.When the fire began, firefighters had to work to protect homes on Hawkview Circle in the Foxwood neighborhood, and currently, there is no more threat to those homes.Related: 'Be careful when you’re driving': Crews warn of smoke as they assess damages from 800-acre Hungryland brush fireStation crews initially responded to the 10000 block of Red Wing Drive just before 2 p.m. for reports of a brush fire, where they found a 30-foot by 30-foot fire, which spread to brush nearby. The fire quickly grew to more than 50 acres and grew to 80 acres.The fire was completely contained by 7:15 p.m. Sunday.Pratt Whitney Road was closed in the area for several hours as a precaution.The Hungryland fire also rekindled earlier on Sunday, though crews were able to get it back under control. It is 100% contained, but fire rescue will return on Monday to prevent the fire from reigniting. Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News

An 80-acre wildfire in Stuart is now completely contained.

Firefighters with the Florida Forest Service and Martin County Fire Rescue battled the fire on Sunday. Crews say the wildfire is currently not a threat to homes but some power lines were damaged, knocking out power to several homes in the area. Power has since been restored to those customers.

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South Fork High School is closed Monday "out of an abundance of caution" due to smoldering in the area and the "wind/weather variables." All after-school activities and athletics are canceled at South Fork High School as well.

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Crews are expected to remain on the scene throughout the night and they say they'll watch for flare-ups.

When the fire began, firefighters had to work to protect homes on Hawkview Circle in the Foxwood neighborhood, and currently, there is no more threat to those homes.

Related: 'Be careful when you’re driving': Crews warn of smoke as they assess damages from 800-acre Hungryland brush fire

Station crews initially responded to the 10000 block of Red Wing Drive just before 2 p.m. for reports of a brush fire, where they found a 30-foot by 30-foot fire, which spread to brush nearby. The fire quickly grew to more than 50 acres and grew to 80 acres.

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The fire was completely contained by 7:15 p.m. Sunday.

Pratt Whitney Road was closed in the area for several hours as a precaution.

The Hungryland fire also rekindled earlier on Sunday, though crews were able to get it back under control. It is 100% contained, but fire rescue will return on Monday to prevent the fire from reigniting.

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