The Florida Forest Service is fighting a 350-acre wildfire along the Orange and Osceola County line Wednesday afternoon.

The fire, known as the Tower Fire, is burning in a rural area near the Econlockhatchee River Swamp, southeast of Lake Hart. As of 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, crews had the blaze 40% contained.

News 6 meteorologist Julie Broughton spotted smoke from the fire on radar.

Tower Fire radar image

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