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Mop-up efforts underway on wildfire off Green Meadow Road

A tractor plow crew from the Florida Forestry Service Caloosahatchee Office drive toward a 40-acre wildfire off Green Meadow Road in eastern Lee County Friday afternoon.
Michael Braun/WGCU
A tractor plow crew from the Florida Forestry Service Caloosahatchee Office drive toward a 40-acre wildfire off Green Meadow Road in eastern Lee County Friday afternoon.
Tractor plow crew from the Florida Forestry Service Caloosahatchee Office drives down Alico Road en route to a 540-acre wildfire off Green Meadow Road Friday.
Mike Braun/WGCU
Tractor plow crew from the Florida Forestry Service Caloosahatchee Office drives down Alico Road en route to a 540-acre wildfire off Green Meadow Road Friday.

Mop-up efforts were underway Saturday on an estimated 90-acre wildfire off Green Meadow Road in east Lee County which had been sending smoke and soot south Friday afternoon.

Four fire crews from the Florida Forestry Service were using tractor plows to try to contain the blaze further.

As of shortly before 8:30 p.m. Saturday the fire was 100 percent contained, the FFS Caloosahatchee office reported.

The FFS advised those traveling in the Alico Road area near Green Meadow to exercise caution.

Local firefighters including Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District were also on scene, the FFS reported.

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