<p>A brush fire near Hernando Beach, Florida, burned through 1,100 acres over the weekend of April 9 before finally reaching about 90% containment on Tuesday, April 11.</p><p>This footage, taken from a small plane, shows an overhead view of the fire on April 9.</p><p>The fire blazed near the Weeki Wachee Gardens in Hernando County and was likely sparked by lightning, according to a report</a>. A tweet from the Florida Forest Service on April 12 revealed that crews were still continuing mop-up procedures, and 6,500 gallons of water had been used on the fire that day.</p><p>Close to 100 wildfires were burning across more than 20,000 acres in Florida, PBS</a> reported, prompting Governor Rick Scott to issue a state of emergency and call for help from the Florida National Guard. In a press release</a> on the governor’s website, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam was quoted saying that the state hadn’t seen a wildfire season so active since 2011.</p><br />
