Smoke near the Turnpike? Prescribed burn underway in Osceola County

Burn at Camp Lonesome Conservation Area

(FILE PHOTO PROVIDED BY FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE) Smoke rises from a Florida forest

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – People passing through Osceola County on Florida’s Turnpike may be among those who can see smoke from a prescribed burn on Wednesday, according to the county’s social media.

The burn was being performed at the Camp Lonesome Conservation Area off Canoe Creek Road, the post states.

Though the park was still open Wednesday, trails near the burn site would be closed, the county said.

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No other details about the controlled burn, including how many acres it would involve, were shared at the time of this report.

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