SEE: Rocket club accidentally starts 50-acre brush fire in ‘The Compound’ in Palm Bay

PALM BAY, Fla. — Palm Bay Fire Rescue had to contend with fast moving fires over the weekend after a local rocket club had a “mission malfunction.”

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Fire officials said the call came in around 6 p.m. on Saturday and took about five hours for firefighters to contain the blaze,

According to a news release, a local rocket club was out testing their rockets in The Compound when one of them exploded, starting the fire.

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Rocket club accidentally starts 50 acre fire in Brevard County Palm Bay Fire Rescue had to contend with fast moving fires over the weekend after a local rocket club had a “mission malfunction.” (PBFR)

Officials said the cause was “purely accidental.”

The fast-moving fire burned nearly 50 acres took a total of eight hours to mop up and at its peak, there were more than 20 units on scene battling the blaze.

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Fire units from Palm Bay, Melbourne, Brevard County, and Malabar assisted in containing the fire.

No injuries or property damage was reported.

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