POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A wildfire is burning in the southern Polk County and has closed portions of CR 640 and 555.
Polk County Fire Rescue said a 1,200-acre wildfire is burning in Bartow in a grassy former mine pit.
Polk County Fire Rescue
PCFR said no injuries have been reported and no structures are threatened. A gooseneck trailer has burned.
Polk County Fire Rescue
The fire is 40 percent contained as of 7:29 p.m., according to the Florida Forest Service wildfire map.
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