Teams to survey damage from wildfire

(CNN) - Assessment teams plan to fan out around Palm Bay, Florida on Tuesday morning to gauge the damage done by a wildfire that continues to burn.

City officials have estimated that flames damaged or destroyed about 50 homes, but they won't know a precise number until after they survey the damage, said Jim Stables, assistant chief of the Palm Bay Fire Department.

Investigators were looking into the possibility that an arsonist started the 3,500-acre blaze, officials said.

Palm Bay Mayor John Mazziotti said the fire was burning about "three to four blocks from my place" and he had moved his family to a safer area. "If there's smoke, you probably need to pack up and go someplace else because it's pretty dangerous," Mazziotti said.