UPDATE:
The road closure has expanded to include all of Everglades Boulevard South from 40th Avenue Southeast to Golden Gate Boulevard East.
If you have proof of residence for one of the affected streets, deputies are letting some drivers through to tend to pets, livestock and other family members who might be in the area. Deputies are stationed at Everglades Boulevard South and Golden Gate Boulevard East.
There are two now unrelated brush fires in the same area along 20th Avenue Southeast and 22nd Avenue Southeast where some evacuations are also taking place.
Keep in mind there heavy smoke in the area, which motorists will be able to see from along Interstate 75. Please use caution in the area while driving.
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Deputies have evacuated homes along three residential streets in Golden Gate Estates as crews battle a brush fire in the area.
Homes along 34th Avenue Southeast, 36th Avenue Southeast and 38th Avenue Southeast have been evacuated for a brush fire at 36th Avenue SE and Everglades Boulevard South.
All of Everglades Boulevard South is closed to through traffic from 16th Avenue Southeast to 40th Avenue Southeast.
Greater Naples Fire is on scene.
The call for service came in at 1:54 p.m.
