Florida fires lose ground to firefighters

Driven by steady winds, a fire spread across 1,000 acres of isolated, steep, rocky terrain Wednesday in St. Mary’s Wilderness near Steeles Tavern as federal park officials and anxious residents looked on.
“I stayed up all night last night watching it,” said Lawrence Phillips, 62, who lives along Spy Creek Lane in a residential area near the blaze. “When there’s a fire nearby, you’re always worried.”