<br /> <p>A bush fire near Weeki Wachee, close to Hernando Beach, Florida, decimated about 1,100 acres during the weekend of April 9 before reaching about 90% containment by Tuesday, April 11.</p><p>This footage shows smoke rising from the fire as well as the aftermath from above.</p><br /><p>The blaze in Hernando County was likely sparked by lightning, according to a report</a>.</p><br /><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.</p><br /><p>In a press release</a> on the governor’s website, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam was quoted as saying that the state hadn’t seen a wildfire season so active since 2011. Credit: Jesse Huard-Gauthier via Storyful</p><br />
