OCALA, Fla. --
A Navy fighter jet dropped a bomb off-target and sparked a wildfire in the Ocala National Forest, according to officials.
According to a news release, the 500-pound laser-guided bomb dropped from an FA-18 Super Hornet fighter.
Officials said it landed about a mile outside its target range.
A fire management officer with the U.S. Forest Service told the Ocala Star Banner that the fire has been contained.
No structures were damaged and no one was injured.
Fires Continue To Burn
Meanwhile, several wildfires continued to burn in parts of Central Florida Thursday.
A nearby 320-acre brush fire in Cocoa that forced the evacuation of a Ramada Inn and Super 8 Tuesday night was still burning Wednesday afternoon. It was not threatening any structures.
Also, firefighters were setting fires between Malabar and Mickel Road to help fight a 3,600-acre blaze in the area. It was only 50 percent contained late Wednesday, officials said.
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