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Wildfires force evacuation, displacing a mother and her five kids who say they need help

Published: April 27, 2026 at 9:05 AM

Ruth Nolasco one of the people staying at the American Red Cross shelter in Brunswick at the Selden Park Complex. She showed News4JAX that her house on Browntown Road is in the danger zone, which is why she was forced to evacuate.

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