North Florida Wildfires Prompt Hundreds of Evacuations as Officials Declare Local State of Emergency

Officials in northwestern Florida declared a local state of emergency and instituted a mandatory evacuation order on Friday. Only 30% of the fire has been contained thus far, with the Adkins Avenue Fire having burned 1,500 acres Saturday evening.

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