PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – State and local fire crews are battling two fast-spreading wildfires just a few miles apart from each other near the Clay-Putnam County line, threatening structures and prompting voluntary evacuations.
The Florida Forest Service says one fire in Clay County, south of Green Cove Springs, has burned 1,000 acres and is 0% contained as of Sunday evening.
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Clay County officials say sparks from a train likely started the fire near County Road 209 and Maranda Drive.
Voluntary evacuations are underway for residents in living off Varney Rd. and Woodward Ln. in Green Cove Springs. The evacuation center is Shiloh Baptist Church, located at 1055 CR 226, according to county officials.
A second fire just a few miles south in Putnam County is burning north of Bostwick, east of U.S. 17. That fire has burned 700 acres and is 5% contained.
FFS says buildings are threatened in the area of Eagle Creek and West Tocoi, but the agency did not give a specific number.