Crews have contained a large brush fire on Tuesday at a park in Sarasota that was caused by a lightning strike, officials say. The brush fire broke out in the afternoon and spread to nine acres at the Scherer Thaxton Preserve next to the Oscar Scherer State Park, Sarasota fire crews confirmed to 10 Tampa Bay. The preserve is 287 acres of pine flatwoods and depressional wetlands. A marked fitness trail is also at the preserve that surrounds a lake. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/brush-fire-sarasota-oscar-scherer-state-park/67-a4269f34-acbe-4d96-99c7-07571224b57f ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay