LAKELAND, Fla. — An out-of-control brush fire threatened homes in Polk County Sunday afternoon.
The brush fire was reported just before 1 p.m. on Dawn Heights Drive in Lakeland, officials with Polk County Fire Rescue said.
[ Photos: Polk County brush fire spreads out of control ]
The Lakeland Fire Department and The Florida Forest Service were called in to help contain the fire. The fire was under control as of 4 p.m., but not extinguished.
See more of the fire on Polk County Fire Rescue's Facebook page.