{"id":141048,"date":"2025-03-20T03:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141048"},"modified":"2025-03-20T03:44:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:44:01","slug":"florida-wildfire-forces-closure-of-18-mile-stretch-for-second-straight-day-severing-tie-to-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141048","title":{"rendered":"Florida wildfire forces closure of 18-Mile Stretch for second straight day, severing tie to Keys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-pek54c342ywnsgoe\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/VX-12283686\/320\/179\/4xqwagqo2twifzx3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/VX-12283686\/640\/358\/4xqwagqo2twifzx3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/VX-12283686\/768\/432\/4xqwagqo2twifzx3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/VX-12283686\/1536\/864\/4xqwagqo2twifzx3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/VX-12283686\/992\/558\/4xqwagqo2twifzx3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/VX-12283686\/1984\/1116\/4xqwagqo2twifzx3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/VX-12283686\/992\/558\/4xqwagqo2twifzx3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"All of U.S.1 along the 18-Mile Stretch in the Florida Keys was closed Tuesday evening due to a wildfire. (Video courtesy: Monroe County Sheriff's Office)\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">All of U.S.1 along the 18-Mile Stretch in the Florida Keys was closed Tuesday evening due to a wildfire. (Video courtesy: Monroe County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>MIAMI &#8212;<\/strong> A stubborn wildfire has once again shut down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a>&#8216;s 18-Mile Stretch highway that is the primary link to the Florida Keys, severing a crucial travel artery Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Both the 18-Mile Stretch along US 1 and Card Sound Road are currently blocked in both directions as fire crews work to mitigate a brush fire burning in southern Miami-Dade County area, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/floridakeyssheriff\/posts\/pfbid037QBrFygbaZysDWQzKC2NHdsjBBCXVkmQuV2hBwiBqRaKr9wY6goK8HnP9h8zRPeRl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the Monroe County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The highway was shut down for hours Tuesday afternoon and evening as smoke and nearly flames dropped visibilities to dangerously low levels. The road was eventually reopened around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday before shutting down again around 4 p.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The blaze has burned about 4,000 acres and is just 20% contained, according to the Florida Forestry Service.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><i>This is a breaking news story. 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