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Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes as firefighters battled wildfires in northwest Florida overnight.
A blaze spanning more than 575 acres in Walton County forced 500 people to evacuate, destroying around 18 homes. Police said"multiple structures" were lost in the fire, which was 65% contained as of Thursday morning. Those who were asked to leave their homes but had no place to go were sent to a local high school to take shelter.The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning on Wednesday as three fires burned in the Florida Panhandle, northwest of the US state, according to local news reports.Another wildfire broke out on Monday afternoon in neighbouring Santa Rosa County as high winds and low humidity caused the blaze to expand 10 times in size, the Florida Forest Service said in a statement.
It started as a prescribed burn at a private property before growing out of control, according to the Tampa Bay Times, and had burned 2,000 acres as of Wednesday.
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