PHOTOS: Smoke billows through SWFL

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A view from the fourth level parking garage at the Waterside Shops in North Naples (photo via viewer Sara Richard‎)

The view from Lowdermilk Park in Naples. (Photo via Channing Frampton / WINK)

Smoke can be seen from Golden Gate (Photo via viewer Magda Cruz )

Smoke was looming over a parking lot near the intersection of U.S. 41 and Park Shore Drive in North Naples. (Photo via viewer Jacob Welch)

Smoke can be seen from East Naples. (Photo via viewer AmberAnd Hughes Calixte)

A cloud of smoke could be seen near Golden Gate. (Photo via viewer Breanna Haynes)

A view of the smoke in East Naples. (Photo via viewer Jeff Jayson)

A view of the smoke from East Naples. (Photo via viewer Jeff Jayson)

The smoke could be seen from a lanai inside This is in Wyndemere Country Club. (Photo via viewer Carrie Green‎)

Smoke could be seen near Vineyards Elementary School in Naples. (Photo via viewer Lysa Gigante‎)

Views of smoke from Naples. (Photo via viewer Sean Bliss‎)

Smoke billowing over Naples Bay. (Photo via viewer Mark Pettits Windowtinting‎)

Smoke can be seen from East Naples. (Photo via viewer Deb Whitfield‎)

Views of smoke from Collier Boulevard in Naples. (Photo via Michael Farias‎)

Smoke can be seen from Cedar Hammock Golf Course in Naples. (Photo via viewer Lucille Parkinson‎)

Smoke can be seen from Collier Boulevard in Naples. (Photo via viewer Mark Goodspeed‎)

View of the fire from Livingston Road and Vanderbilt Beach. Photo via viewer David Ginney.

View of the fire from I-75. Photo via viewer Esther Bouche.

Collier brush fire closes Alligator Alley. Elias Yacob/WINK.

Smoke from the fire can be seen in Marco Island. Photo via viewer Andre Figueroa.

Smoke from the fire can be seen from Cedar Hammock Golf & Country Club. Photo via viewer Carol Mitchell Baribeau.

A huge plume of smoke could be seen over Coastland Mall in Naples. Photo via viewer Robert Bingham.

Aerial view of the Collier wildfire. Photo via viewer Jake Rice-Rivera.

Smoke from the Collier brush fire made its way into Estero, causing the sunset to give an eerie glow on the horizon. Photo via Noel Benadom Photography.

Smoke from Wednesday at Forest Glen. (Photo via viewer Jim Kershaw‎)

A smoky sunrise from Berkshire Village in Naples. (Photo via viewer Jack Anderson‎)

The Collier brush fire charred this snake. (Photo via Elias Yacob / WINK)

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