UPDATE 4:00 p.m.:
According to North Port Fire Rescue, the fire has grown to at least 25 acres.
No homes are threatened and no one is hurt.
UPDATE 3:00 p.m.:
All lanes are back open.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Northbound lanes on I-75 are closed as first responders battle a brush fire near mile marker 172 in North Port.
According to North Port Fire Rescue, the fire is approximately 5 acres, and is near the Kings Highway interchange.
Officials are asking drivers to plan a different route as firefighters work to extinguish the fire.
