MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Firefighters responded to a fire in southwest Miami-Dade County on Wednesday afternoon.
The fire broke out at Trinity Pineland County Park on Southwest 73rd Place and 77th Street around 3:45 p.m.
It’s just east of the Palmetto Expressway and south of Sunset Drive.
More than 10 Miami-Dade Fire units, as well as Florida Forestry Service Rangers, were able to put out the fire several hours later.
According to MFDR, firefighters found a large amount of trees on fire when they arrived. The fire eventually spread to a nearby shed, but it was extinguished soon after.
There are homes in the area, but Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said no injured had been reported. Due to smoky conditions, officials asked anyone in the area with respiratory conditions to stay inside.
People who live in the area shared videos with Local 10 News of just how close the flames got to their homes.
Gloria Perez and her husband’s fence burned as a result of the fire. They said flames were surrounding their shed as well.
“I wasn’t able to come out, it was a lot of smoke,” said Perez. “When something like this happens, you always think that you might have to run and leave everything behind.”