{"id":104,"date":"2026-05-11T11:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=104"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:35:14","slug":"fire-burns-thousands-of-acres-west-of-u-s-27-as-mom-says-it-blocked-only-road-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=104","title":{"rendered":"Fire burns thousands of acres west of U.S. 27 as mom says it blocked \u2018only road&#8217; out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A wildfire burned thousands of acres in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, obscuring the sky with smoke on Tuesday morning. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=102\">Live updates: Today\u2019s South Florida News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fire rescue crews have been working to contain the Max Road fire, burning west of U.S. 27, since Sunday. It has burned 4,800 acres and is 20% contained, according to the Florida Forest Service. <\/p>\n<p>Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) said it first received reports of a brush fire near North Krome Avenue and Northwest 186th Street. More than 12 of their units arrived at the scene, and air rescue began water drops.<\/p>\n<p>Agencies including MDFR, the Florida Forest Service and Broward Sheriff\u2019s Fire Rescue are working together to protect nearby properties and surrounding areas. No injures have been reported.<\/p>\n<h2>Neighbor says fire blocked &#8216;the only road&#8217; out<\/h2>\n<p>Video showed flames tumbling through the dry sawgrass as smoke filled the air just west of U.S. 27.<\/p>\n<p>The flames quickly pushed closer to homes near Max&#8217;s Fish Camp and Airboat Rides, where Roxanne Gil and her boyfriend were home with their 1-year-old child.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=100\">Crash of ValuJet Flight 592 in the Everglades near Miami remembered 30 years later<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were sitting on the couch, and his father called and said there was a fire,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We went outside, and there was just smoke immediately not even ten minutes from the house.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Roxanne said that to make matters worse, there was only one roadway to safety.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was no way to leave; the fire was blocking the only road, the only way was to take an airboat,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>She said she and her neighbors quickly jumped into action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had to hose down my house, neighbors hosed down their trailers before the fire department came,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The fire threatened several homes, but residents told NBC6 that they are OK.<\/p>\n<p>The smoke and flames also drifted towards a Pembroke Pines community, and, according to police, fire crews are stationed along the perimeter of the Holly Lake community, where they will be monitoring conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Crews are urging residents to avoid the area as they continue to work on putting the fire out.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=98\">Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition, Trump says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. 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