Brush fire temporarily closed Neal Road, Orange River Blvd in Buckingham Monday - WINK News

File: Brush truck 132 (Credit: Bayshore Fire/Facebook)

A brush fire closed Neal Road and Orange River Boulevard in Buckingham for more than an hour Monday afternoon.

As of 4:30 p.m. forestry service reported the fire was 100% contained.

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