Port Orange brush fire closes lane of I-95 just north of NSB

Courtesy photo/POFD

Port Orange firefighters extinguish a 5-acre brush fire along Interstate 95 that forced authorities to close one northbound lane Tuesday afternoon just north of New Smyrna Beach.

By Mark Williams for NSBNEWS.net

PORT ORANGE -- A 5-acre brush fire Tuesday afternoon that forced authorities to close one northbound lane of Interstate 95 just north of New Smyrna Beach was extinguished within an hour by Port Orange Fire Rescue.

Authorities say the blaze was discovered around 1:30 p.m. and mushroomed to 5 acres before it was brought under control.

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