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A large wildfire, started by lightning, is growing in size over western Broward County. The winds are helping move the smoke away from the metro southeast region, but the heat is not helping the firefighters.

The Quarry 2 Fire remains at 15,900 acres and is at least 70% contained while the Well Fire remains at 500 acres and is 25% contained. The larger of the two forced the evacuations of about 200 people from a trailer park Wednesday.

With severe drought conditions and more than 2,100 fires in Florida spread across 135,000 acres just since January, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson and other top state officials offered warnings to Floridians as the peak of the state’s wildfire season approaches.

Bone-dry air is in place across much of Florida, and another cold front will push through early Saturday, which will reinforce the cold and dry air. Winds will also be strong, which could make any fires that ignite become erratic.

Rick Dolan, the Director of the Florida Forest Service, said firefighters typically put out about 2,000 fires a year in the state. This year so far, it's been more than 3,100.

Miami-Dade County fire officials say the blaze was reported early Thursday morning. Spoelstra was not at home when the fire broke out. He and the Heat played in Denver on Wednesday night and their flight back to Miami landed at 5:11 a.m.

Homes and irreplaceable Miccosukee tribal art and artifacts were destroyed by a three-alarm fire at the historic Tiger Camp in the Miccosukee Reserved Area Sunday evening. The fire broke out a little after 8:30 p.m. about 20 miles west of the Miccosukee Resort and Casino.

The massive brush fire in south Miami-Dade that has burned more than 26,000 acres is now fully contained as of Sunday morning, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials and Miami-Dade Mayor Danielle Levine Cava.

Thousands of south Miami-Dade residents are coping with road closures and dangerous air quality with the breakout of a massive brush fire. Only about 30% of the fire is contained.

The massive brush fire that began Tuesday in South Miami-Dade, causing authorities to intermittently close the two main roads leading in and out of the Florida Keys, continues to challenge efforts by firefighters to contain it.

A federal judge in Mexico has charged another migrant for his suspected role in the March blaze at a border detention center that left 40 dead and dozens more wounded.

An explosion and fire at an industrial complex in suburban Miami has killed two people and left three others injured.