Bahama firefighters have declared victory over a brush fire that disrupted South Florida air quality, smokey skies clearing at last. The Andros Island inferno, which earlier this week sent residents scrambling, has been corralled, according to officials.

The blaze kicked off a chain of atmospheric events, with easterly winds guilty of ferrying smoke over to sunseekers in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. It even sparked an air quality alert in Fort Lauderdale, as reported by WSVN. "Crews have contained a Bahamas blaze that caused smoky conditions in parts of South Florida, officials said," the news outlet clarified.

While the fire persists in its quest to consume forested acreage, firefighter brigades have successfully shielded inhabited locales from the flames' destructive reach. This containment has eased the minds of many, offering a semblance of normalcy after the haze-induced disruption, according to information from Country Oak & Stoves.

As the battle with nature on Andros Island winds down, South Floridian lungs can look forward to a respite from the ashy trespasser. "While the fire continues to burn through a forest, firefighters said they’ve been able to keep it from spreading to populated areas," as per WSVN.