OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Drivers in Marion County may see delays Friday morning due to an active wildfire.

Marion County Sheriff’s officials say a permitted,40-acre commercial burn site of tree debris at the 8500 block of Northwest Gainesville Road has become uncontrolled.

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The fire has caused road closures from Highway 326 north to Northwest 100th Street on Northwest Gainesville Road due to heavy smoke reducing visibility.

School bus routes along Gainesville Road are affected as well as access to Fessenden Elementary School.

Officials say to avoid the area while firefighters work to put out the fire.

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