br pA 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.ppThis footage shows smoke rising from the fire as well as the aftermath from above.pbr pThe blaze in Hernando County was likely sparked by lightning, according to a reporta.pbr pClose to 100 wildfires were burning across more than 20,000 acres in Florida, PBSa reported, prompting Governor Rick Scott to issue a state of emergency and call for help from the Florida National Guard.pbr pIn a press releasea 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.