Over 3,500 rental cars were damaged or destroyed in a fire that burned near Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers Friday night. Fire department…
Over 3,500 rental cars were damaged or destroyed in a fire that burned near Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers Friday night.that the fire spanned 15 acres and originally involved 20 cars in the grassy rental car overflow area at the airport. The blaze eventually spread through the grassy area, requiring firetrucks and two helicopters to drop water to contain it.You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications.
By the time the fire was completely extinguished several hours later, roughly 3,516 cars were damaged or destroyed, Vicki Moreland, communications director for the airport, toldWitnesses were cited saying they saw and heard small explosions, flames jumping high in the air, and showers of sparks. The fire triggered responses from Airport Fire Department, South Trail Fire Department, Lehigh Acres Fire Department, Estero Fire Department, San Carlos Fire Department, Bayshore Fire Department, City of Fort Myers Fire Department, Fort Myers Beach Fire Department, Bonita Springs Fire Department, Sanibel Fire Department and Iona-McGregor Fire Department.The cause of the fire is still being investigated by the State Fire Marshal, Moreland said.
The Forest Service returned to the scene the next morning to confirm that the fire did not pick back up again, Melinda Avni, Forest Service mitigation specialist, told
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