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Cause of wildfire in Okeechobee County under investigation

Residents evacuated due to wildfire in Okeechobee County
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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.

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