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NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Four brush fires burning a total of about 400 acres (162 hectares) shut down a section of Interstate 75 in southwest Florida on Wednesday, officials said.

One of the fires threatened about 30 homes in the Collier County area of Golden Gate Estates, according to the Florida Forestry Service. A toll section of I-75 known as Alligator Alley was shut down for about 20 miles (32 kilometers), the Florida Highway Patrol said.

🚨WILDFIRE ALERT🚨

3 Collier County fires in progress, 12 @FLForestService units working:#22ndAveFire: 1500 acres 0% contained#36thAveFire: 2500 acres 0% contained

Fire south of Alligator Alley near MM 92, 3 units en route.

Evacuations in progress. More info as available. pic.twitter.com/PU47zcNdAY

— FL Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services (@FDACS) May 14, 2020

#MDFR along with @CityofMiamiFire, @CoralGablesFire and @BrowardSheriff Fire Rescue are enroute to provide mutual aid for Collier County as part of an Engine Strike Team in response to brush fires near the Golden Gate Estates area. pic.twitter.com/rNAMXTXf5S

— MDFR (@MiamiDadeFire) May 14, 2020

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were coordinating voluntary evacuations in the areas near the fires, the Naples Daily News reported.

The Greater Naples Fire Rescue District led efforts to fight the blazes, while two Lee County strike teams and one Sarasota County team also responded, Naples Fire Chief Kingman Schuldt said.

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