DONNA KELLEY, CNN ANCHOR: Firefighters in south Florida still have their hands full trying to contain some big wildfires sparked by lightning. We're going to look at live pictures now with you, of one of the fires that's burning in Broward County. That fire has scorched thousands of acres. Reporter Lynn Gordon with our affiliate WSVN has more on the situation there in Broward County.</s>LYNN GORDON, WSVN REPORTER (voice-over): Sightseers keeping an eye on a huge brush fire that continues to spread, the flames now consuming 12,000 acres near Markham Park, in western Broward County.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're kind of nervous about it because, like I said, the smog comes in, and we live right over here, and it's kind of bad.</s>GORDON: The smoke so bad in some areas Health South Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital now giving out free masks -- expert also recommending people with breathing problems stay indoors.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You don't have to breathe those particles; just the smell of the smoke can cause asthma attacks. So they should not be near those fires, those patients that have asthma, especially asthmatic patients.</s>GORDON: So far, the fire is burning more than 20,000 in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, but posing no threat to homes. The fires are creeping closer to civilization, however, leaving their mark behind.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ashes on the car from the fire, as you can see in the clouds, is horrible. I mean, I washed the car two days ago. We took it out for a spin and everything, came back and looked -- we have to do it all over again. It's crazy.
South Florida Firefighters Battle Huge Wildfires