Rain fell in Florida's Miami-Dade County Tuesday, helping firefighters tame a brush fire that had grown to more than 2,100 acres.
"We caught a little bit of a rain shower and that's really helped out," crews told CBS Miami Tuesday afternoon.
The Grand Lake Fire has been burning since Sunday in West Kendall, a Miami suburb. Temperatures near 90 along with high winds gusting up to 26 mph helped feed the fire Monday, forcing evacuations at nearby businesses and air quality alerts.
As many as 10 structures were threatened, including the Lincoln Marti Daycare, CBS Miami reports. The 25 students were moved to another school.
Employees at The Pit Bar-B-Q restaurant on SW 8th street, a business that's been there more than 50 years, were also told to leave the business as a precaution.
As of Tuesday evening, the fire was considered 70 percent contained.
The Florida Fores Service said it was one of 19 active wildfires across the Sunshine State Tuesday. Miami-Dade County is considered to be in moderate to severe drought, according to the latest Drought Monitor.
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