{"id":46271,"date":"2024-06-06T00:45:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T04:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=46271"},"modified":"2024-06-06T00:45:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T04:45:50","slug":"update-brush-fires-burnt-over-900-acres-highway-630-east-and-highway-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/06\/06\/update-brush-fires-burnt-over-900-acres-highway-630-east-and-highway-60\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Brush fires burnt over 900 acres &#8211; Highway 630 East and Highway 60"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fire crews were working to contain at least three large brush fires as of 10:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/c9c9387e-8e1d-488e-8275-6085e0dd9e33_1140x641.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/c9c9387e-8e1d-488e-8275-6085e0dd9e33_1140x641.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/c9c9387e-8e1d-488e-8275-6085e0dd9e33_1140x641.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/c9c9387e-8e1d-488e-8275-6085e0dd9e33_1140x641.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/c9c9387e-8e1d-488e-8275-6085e0dd9e33_1140x641.jpg?w=1140&amp;ssl=1 1140w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firefighters and the Florida Forest Service are still working to get control over several brush fires in the&nbsp;Canopy Oaks&nbsp;and&nbsp;Indian Lake Estates&nbsp;areas, off Highway 630 East and Highway 60.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of 10:30 p.m. three large brush fires were still burning. 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