The Florida Highway Patrol is diverting traffic off I-95, and both northbound and southbound directions are closed in Duval County
A wildfire has shut down a portion of Interstate 95 in northern Florida, snarling traffic on a major US highway as the busy Memorial Day weekend begins.
The Yellow Bluff Fire has scorched 450 acres and is 30% contained, the Florida Forest Service's Jacksonville office said. It started Wednesday, and detours are in place as it burns adjacent to I-95. , said Officer Christian Hancock of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. I-95 is a major thoroughfare along the East Coast from Miami to the US/Canada border in Maine, and is also key to accessing major beaches in Florida.
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