Residents flee Florida wildfires

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Flames near homes on Smith Lane in in Malabar light up the sky

Brush fires have forced hundreds of residents to flee their homes in Florida and closed a major highway

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Firefighters are confronted with a wall flames while attempting to fight a brush fire in Daytona Beach

Officials say high winds, dry conditions and high temperatures are expected to fuel the flames further

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A man rides his bike along State Road 524 as a brush fire rages behind him in Cocoa, Florida

About 500 homes in Daytona Beach have been evacuated

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Trace Pendry covers his mouth as the skies around his neighborhood fill with smoke from brush fire in Daytona Beach

Hundreds more homes in neighbouring Brevard County are also under evacuation order

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Ron Fussel waters down his home as smoke fills the sky with the embers from a brush fire in Daytona Beach

Some residents set up sprinklers on their roofs to protect their homes

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Firefighters battle a house fire in Malabar, Florida

The Florida Highway Patrol closed over 25 miles of Interstate 95

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A home owner is silhouetted by a smoke filled sky while attempting to water down the roof of his home during a brush fire along LPGA Boulevard in Daytona Beach

The cause of the fires is under investigation

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