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Cause of wildfire in Okeechobee County under investigation

Posted at 7:26 PM, Feb 18, 2017
and last updated 2019-03-26 23:37:55-04

The cause of a brush fire in Okeechobee County is under investigation.

Firefighters saved 15 homes and 2 barns from damage while battling the blaze.

The fire burned about 90 acres of tall grass, thick shrubs and pine trees about 20 miles north of the city of Okeechobee.