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Fire Crews Still On Scene
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Published: February 12, 2008
LAKE PLACID — A Division of Forestry crew was contemplating setting a backfire on Tuesday morning to burn out brush that could cause future blazes.
About 65 forestry and Highlands County firefighters battled flames for eight hours on Monday afternoon after a wildfire burned 150 forested acres in the Henscratch Road area, between Sebring and Lake Placid.
The fire started about 12:50 p.m. Two forestry crews stayed on the scene throughout the night, said Charles Andrews, fire service supervisor for the county.
"It was windy, even at 8:30 p.m.," he said. "It was still blowing embers outside the containment area.
That's when he left the scene, and the fire was still only 50 percent contained, Andrews said.
The cause of the fire was being investigated on Tuesday. No structures burned, and no one was injured, he said.
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