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Power pole falls & ignites brush fire in Collier County

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 25, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Fire crews with the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District & Florida Forest Service Caloosahatchee District Field District were fighting a fire on 16th Avenue NW just west of Wilson Boulevard West on Monday evening. The fire started after a power pole fell and ignited surrounding brush. A quick response from fire crews on the ground and in the sky helped save two homes that were threatened by the flames. No injuries or property damage were reported and the fire burned less than half an acre of brush. The post Power pole falls & ignites brush fire in Collier...

Flames tear through home, cause brush fire in Punta Gorda

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — Firefighters rushed to a home that was engulfed in flames on Austrian Boulevard Wednesday night, officials said. Rescue crews were dispatched to a house fire around 10:30 p.m., a spokesperson for Charlotte County Fire & EMS said. When crews arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames. The family inside the home made it out safe and no injuries were reported, the spokesperson said. Embers from the house fire sparked a nearby brush fire, officials said. Fire crews worked quickly and were able to extinguish both fires, but the home was later determined as a total...

Firefighters respond to house fire in Fort Myers

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 18, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Rescue crews with the Iona McGregor Fire Department responded to reports of a house fire early Tuesday morning. The fire ignited around 3 a.m. inside a home on Duera Mae Drive in Harlem Heights. Three people were inside the home when the fire broke out and they made it outside safely. No injuries have been reported. One of the people inside the home told NBC2 that she was sleeping and smelled smoke. Then they heard a crackling noise and ran out of the house. Information about what caused the fire or details on the extent of the damage it caused is not known. The post...