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PALM BAY -- Officials say the wildfires that destroyed dozens of homes on Florida's Atlantic Coast are now 70 percent contained.
That's up from 60 percent a day earlier in the fires near Palm Bay, a town south of Cape Canaveral.
State Division of Forestry spokesman Todd Schroeder says firefighters are making sure hot spots are sprayed and areas within 50 feet from fire breaks are kept cool.
State emergency managers say wildfires are still burning more than 37,000 acres around the state. But homes are no longer threatened as many of the fires are in rural areas.
Florida Power & Light says electricity has also been restored to all customers. Several thousand people lost power earlier in the week.
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