PHOTO BY KATHY LEIGH BERKOWITZ


Lake Wales Firefighter Brittany Sweeney guides the fire hose around the perimeter of the 1 1/4 acre brush fire yesterday on what is a dried lake bed known as Lake Bonnie. According to Lt. Brian Draper of the LWFD, the fire was started by neighborhood children playing with fireworks. Golf View Fire Department assisted, being on standby in case the fire spread to the nearby homes that surrounded that area.