What to Know
- The Florida Highway Patrol said Monday it closed the interstate in both directions along a large section of Brevard County.
- The Palm Bay Fire Rescue tweeted that several local roads have also been shut down by the fire.
A 17-mile stretch of Interstate 95 is back open after smoke from a brush fire that's spread to more than 500 acres led officials to shut it down early Monday morning.
The Florida Highway Patrol said Monday it closed the interstate in both directions along a large section of Brevard County on the state's Atlantic coast near Indian River County.
Crews from the Florida Forest Service and Palm Bay and Brevard County firefighters began fighting the fire on Sunday afternoon. The fire is near the Micco Scrub Sanctuary in Palm Bay.
The Palm Bay Fire Rescue tweeted that several local roads were also shut down by the fire.
WESH-TV reported that the road reopened around 8 a.m. and the fire is 95 percent contained.
