Wildfires in Broward and Miami-Dade counties cut road visibility and access

Wildfires continued to burn up large areas of Broward and Miami-Dade counties on Monday.

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While there have been no reported injuries, the smoke from the fires is reducing visibility on the roads, officials said. Firefighters from several departments, including Miami-Dade and Broward, as well as the Florida Forest Service, battled the flames.

The larger fire is burning on U.S. 27 west of Pembroke Pines. State officials are calling it the Max Road Fire. As of Monday morning, it was burning around 4,800 acres and was only 20% contained, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture’s interactive wildfire map.

The fire in Miami-Dade is in Florida City, the last mainland town before the Florida Keys. As of Monday, it was burning around 210 acres and was 30% contained, officials said.

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Although much smaller than the one in Broward, the South Miami-Dade fire affected traffic going in and out of the Keys on Sunday, with officials closing Card Sound Road, one of the two arteries accessing the island chain from Sunday evening into early Monday morning.

The road reopened around 7 a.m. Monday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

Smoke from the fire became so thick in Florida City on U.S. 1 that all traffic in the town Sunday afternoon was diverted to Krome Avenue.

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This story will be updated as more information becomes available.