20-acre brush fire reported in Englewood, 60% containment

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. (WINK) — The Charlotte County Fire & EMS and Englewood Fire Department are responding to a brush fire located near McCall Road and Kevitt Boulevard.

The 20-acre fire was reported to the first responders at around 4 p.m. on Friday.

Currently, the fire is at 60% containment.

WINK News viewer Kurt Altman submitted a news tip to our team, saying the fire appears to be near power lines. It remains unclear if nearby traffic will be impacted by the fire.

Our team contacted the Englewood Fire Department for more information regarding the brush fire. The fire department responded, “We have several crews there for mutual aid assisting Forestry and Charlotte County Fire & EMS.”

WINK News reporter Hunter Walterman is en route to the scene to gather information and provide updates whenever they become available.

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