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Firefighters contain St. Lucie Co. brush fire

Posted at 3:11 PM, May 06, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-06 21:14:05-04

St. Lucie County firefighters battling a brush fire off of Indrio Road near Tree Top Trail Friday.

Three brush trucks, a tanker and engine were being used to fight the flames, according to St. Lucie County fire spokesperson Catherine Chaney. Bulldozers were also being used as well.

The fire grew from 4 acres to 120 acres.

The sheriff's office has a crew in the air directing trucks through the rough terrain.  The Florida Forest Service also dispatched a helicopter to make aerial water drops using canal water.

The fire's forward movement has stopped and the fire is contained.

No structures are threatened.