MIDWAY - A house fire on East Bay Boulevard sparked a wildfire Saturday afternoon.
Firefighters with the Florida Forest Service were called to the scene about 4 p.m., said Joe Zwierzchowski, a wildfire mitigation specialist with the Forest Service.
The half-acre fire south of East Bay Boulevard had grown to 7 acres by about 6 p.m. Three tractor plows and five Forest Service firefighters were battling the blaze at that time.
The fire was 80 percent contained by 7:15 p.m., according to Zwierzchowski.
No information on the house fire was available Saturday night.