An 800-acre fire in the Hungryland Trails area of Martin County has been 100% contained, but it hasn't been extinguished, the Florida Forest Service said late Thursday.
Around 10 p.m., the state agency said it was totally contained. At 8:30 p.m., the fire was 50% contained.
Florida Forest Service and Martin County Fire Rescue crews were battling the fire, which was first reported around 3 p.m. Thursday when it was only about 50 acres. The fire grew and since spread near Southwest Pratt Whitney Road in Stuart.
Martin County Fire Rescue said in a tweet that RV camps on the property have been evacuated. Four bulldozers and an airplane are being used to extinguish the blaze. Aerials showed flames and smoke billowing from the brush fire that could be seen miles away in Palm Beach County.