MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — A 120-acre brush fire is burning in the wildlife reserve near Kennedy Space Center, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The blaze, which started around 3 p.m., is being peppered by rain and few firefighters have been brought in, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue.
It is burning east of Peacocks Pocket Road in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said.
The cause of the blaze has yet to be determined.
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This fire comes about two weeks after a SpaceX rocket test sparked a brush fire in the reserve.
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Update on the #DPFire at Merritt Island NWR, #USFWS firefighters report the fire is estimated at 120 acres and is now contained #FLfire
— USFWS Fire SE (@USFWSFireSE) June 10, 2017
#USFWS firefighters at Merritt Island NWR report the wildfire east of Peacocks Pocket road is around 75 acres and receiving rain #FLfire pic.twitter.com/NNaAE2MhM1
— USFWS Fire SE (@USFWSFireSE) June 10, 2017
— BCFRpio (@BCFRpio) June 10, 2017
BCFR Wildland Mitigation Captain out with @USFWSFireSE off Beach Rd on KSC property. BCFR has no other units assisting at this time. pic.twitter.com/WJDZvSs0PT
— BCFRpio (@BCFRpio) June 10, 2017
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