Rain stalls spread of 82,000 acre wildfire, but hotspots still a problem

Several wildfires burning in eastern Collier County doubled in size late last week to over 80,000 acres.  338 firefighters from around the country are battling the Avian Complex Fire in the Big Cypress National Preserve. While rainfall Sunday and Monday has improved fire conditions and lessened smoke impacts in the area, the rain hasn't been enough to put out the fire. A spokesman for Southern Area Incident Management said the chance of lightning this week could make things worse.