Woods fire contained in NW Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has opened up Glichrist Road Saturday night, after it was closed off due to a woods fire.

The Florida Forestry Service says the fire was contained and is out.  There's a wet circle around the entire area.  

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The fire was near the intersection of Gilcrhist and US-1 in Northwest Jacksonville.

Officials are not sure what started the fire, but officials were able to get back to it and battle with hand tools and water.