Two wildfires in the Florida Panhandle are now 95% contained, forest service says
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Two of three wildfires making up the Chipola Complex Fire in Florida's panhandle are 95% contained, after the trio of blazes scorched more than 34,000 acres, Florida's Forest Service said in a final update on Twitter Saturday.
Firefighters brought both the Adkins Avenue and the Star Avenue fires into 95% containment after they grew to a combined 1,000 acres in Florida's Bay County, which includes Panama City, per the update. The Bertha Swamp Road fire, the third wildfire comprising the Chipola Complex and the largest in the state, remained at 60% containment after burning 33,131 acres, the forest service's update said.
The forest service said its update on the blazes Saturday would be the final update "barring any substantial changes."
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