Crews contain brush fire east of Interstate 95 in Titusville

Andrew Knapp

Crews contained a brush fire late Monday afternoon, letting the 15-acre blaze burn itself out in a heavily wooded area near State Road 407 and Interstate 95 in Titusville.

The Florida Division of Forestry cleared vegetation around the blaze and started a “backfire” to burn inside those lines, said Division Chief Scott Gaenicke of the Titusville Fire Department.

Firefighters from Titusville and Brevard County dumped several tanks of water around the perimeter. Structures never were endangered in the wildfire that was reported around noon. No one was injured.

There were no witnesses who could attest to how the fire started.

“There was no weather in the area, so there’s no way it could have be lightning,” Gaenicke said. “There are a lot of trails and paths through there for ATVs. That certainly could have been the cause, but we’re not sure yet.”

At one point, the police closed one northbound lane of State Road 407, known as Challenger Memorial Parkway. The blaze was located about halfway between Shepherd Drive and the interstate.

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Source: http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100913/BREAKINGNEWS/100913021/Crews-contain-brush-fire-east-of-Interstate-95-in-Titusville 

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