SPRING HILL, Fla. — A 150-acre wildfire in the Weeki Wachee Preserve is almost fully contained, Florida Forest Service reported in a tweet.
Fire officials reported the wildfire, which started off covering around 5 acres, at around 1:45 p.m. on Sunday.
Hernando County Fire Rescue, Hernando County Sheriff's Office, three tractor plow units an engine and a supervisor initially began the investigation.
By 4 p.m., the fire spread about 40 acres while the Florida Forest Service reported 30 percent of the fire was contained, according to a tweet.
Due to burnout operations, the wildfire in the preserve spread to 150 acres by Sunday evening. The operation consisted of setting a fire inside a control line to consume fuel between the edge of the fire and the control line, the Florida Forest Service said.
At around 10 p.m., fire officials reported that the wildfire in the Weeki Wachee Preserve spread to 155 acres, but was 90-percent contained.
"Florida Forest Service crews will continue [to] mop up operations in the coming days," officials said in a tweet. "Smoke may be in the area. Please drive with caution."
