HILLIARD, Fla. — UPDATE: At 8:30 p.m., the Florida Forest Service reported the fire to be 40% contained at 500 acres.
The Forest Service says crews will continue working the fire throughout the night.
UPDATE: Just after 4 p.m. Saturday, the Florida Forest Service announced the Cannon-Nelson Fire is at a 30% containment with approximately 500 acres burned.
The forest service is engaging crews along with nine tractor-plow units, a firefighting helicopter delivering bucket drops, and a fixed-wing aircraft to perform fire reconnaissance.
People are asked to avoid the area as crews continue to work.
ORIGINAL STORY: As of 8:30 a.m. Saturday, the Florida Forest Service said the brush fire in the area of Conner Nelson Road in Hilliard has grown to 500 acres and is 40 percent contained.
The fire was 400 acres and 25 percent contained late Friday.
The Forest Service said Friday night that it had dispatched an additional eight firefighting tractor-plow units to the scene and deployed a fixed-wing aircraft for air reconnaissance, and a fire suppression helicopter.
There have been voluntary evacuations on at least three roads, 12 home owners decided to evacuate and damage has been reported to a barn.
Residents need proof of ID to enter restricted roadways.
As a reminder, Nassau County, along with the majority of the counties in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, is under mandatory burn bans.
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