Lakeland, FLa -(970 WFLA)-A brush fire forced the closing of the George Jenkins Blvd. overpass between Sloan Avenue and Kathleen Road Wednesday evening.
The Lakeland Fire Department says that due to the dry conditions and high winds, the fire spread quickly and was challenging to control. At one point during the evening, when the fire was at its height, all eight LFD engines and tower 15 were working to put out the blaze.
Polk County Fire Rescue provided assistance with one brush truck and the Florida Forrest Service provided assistance with three brush trucks. The fire was mostly contained by approximately 9:00 pm.
No structures were damaged and no one was injured.
Photo credit: Lakeland Fire Department
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