Brush fire spreads across So. Fla. wildlife preserve

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Smoke filled the air as a brush fire tore through a natural wildlife preserve, Thursday.

Skyforce HD captured the scene near Southwest 72nd Avenue and 74th Street. The flames spread across five acres of trees on the preserve. That fire is now out. Firefighters believe the fire was started on purpose.

A second fire sparked near a mobile home community on Southwest 286th Street 132nd Avenue.

Firefighters were able to put out the flames.

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