Fire is racing through western Miami-Dade, where the Blue Gill Wildfire has burned an estimated 750 acres and remains completely uncontained. The blaze is spreading rapidly near Southwest Eighth Street and Krome Avenue, with residents urged to stay alert as the situation develops.
Late Sunday night, CBS News Miami reported that the Blue Gill Fire had burned 750 acres and was still at zero percent containment. The station said the fire was spreading rapidly in Southwest Miami-Dade, with the flames located near Southwest Eighth Street and Krome Avenue. Residents were urged to watch for official updates.
West Miami-Dade Is Coming Off A Brutal Brush-Fire Month
The latest blaze arrives in a corridor that saw several major wildfires in June, though available reports do not establish a connection between those incidents and Blue Gill. Two fires between Krome Avenue and the Florida Turnpike burned more than 20,000 acres, sent smoke across South Florida and triggered nearby road closures, according to Local 10 News. The earlier Quarry 2 fire was reported at 19,003 acres and fully contained, while the Well fire had reached 1,525 acres and 70% containment by June 20.
Florida Has Logged Hundreds Of Thousands Of Burned Acres
The backdrop is an unusually active fire season across Florida. Through July 26, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services listed 2,907 wildfires and 246,316 acres burned across state and federal lands in 2026. The agency's current wildfire page directs residents to active-fire maps, county burn-ban information and smoke and air-quality resources.
For now, Blue Gill remains a zero-containment fire, and the most recent update does not provide a cause, injury reports, evacuation details or information about damaged structures. The latest report urges people in the area to stay tuned for official updates as firefighters work to slow the spread.
