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"Evacuation orders have been lifted in Collier County where a brush fire has been raging over the weekend along with two others in Lee and Polk counties and more than 100 across the state.Collier County officials said Sunday the roughly 5,500-acre fire in Golden Gate Estates is about 50 percent contained and the rest close to being secured after firefighters were aided by rain.\"There was a lot of good work done last night, and Mother Nature gets credit for giving us a little bit of a break,\" said Dan Summers, director of Collier County emergency services, during a news conference.Greater Naples Fire Rescue District Chief Kingman Schuldt said the initial report that nine homes were destroyed in the blaze was possibly overblown. Fire officials confirmed that three families have been displaced after their homes were destroyed but are still trying to determine if there are more.He asked that residents stay clear of equipment and crews working to contain the blaze, which still has some hot spots and smoldering trees.\"We're trying to do everything we can do to get people back to their homes,\" Schuldt said, \"but there's a risk with that. We must remain vigilant to give them their work space.\"The rain also helped crews battle a fire in Lee County, where a blaze likely started by a lit cigarette destroyed four homes and engulfed more than 400 acres. By Sunday morning, the fire was out and all evacuation orders rescinded, according to an update from Gov. Rick Scott.In Polk County, evacuations were lifted Saturday afternoon for residents of Indian Lake Estates, an unincorporated community southeast of Lake Wales, after crews prevented the 700-acre fire from reaching any houses. The blaze was 75 percent contained on Sunday, officials said.As of Sunday morning, there were 125 wildfires consuming about 84,000 acres, including 38 that were more than 100 acres, according to the Florida Forest Service. Contact Kathryn Varn at (727) 893-8913 or kvarn@tampabay.com. Follow @kathrynvarn. "
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