Brevard County firefighters battle brush fires near I-95

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Fire officials were on the scene of two brush fires Wednesday night in Brevard County.

According to Brevard County Fire Rescue, the two fires were near Interstate 95 on Port Saint John Parkway.

**BRUSH FIRE** PSJ Pkwy/I95. #PortSaintJohn. Appears to be 2 separate small fires. Inaccessible. BCFR units and @FFS_ORLANDO on scene. NB ramp to I95 from PSJ Pkwy closed. No endangerment as of now. #BCFR #BrevardsBravest #BrushFire pic.twitter.com/w8WUkzgI1X
— BCFRpio (@BCFRpio) May 2, 2019

The fire caused delays on the northbound ramp to I-95 from Port Saint John Parkway.

As of 5 a.m. Thursday, the Florida Fire Service said the Tiger Fire is 95 percent contained. In total, officials said, it has burned 75 acres.

Brevard County - Tiger Fire Update: 95% contained @ 75 acres. FFS is asking all motorist to use extreme caution if traveling in or near area of brush fire, due to smoke possibly impacting visibility. Will Update. #FLFire
— FFS Orlando (@FFS_Orlando) May 2, 2019