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North Collier crews respond to car fire at LaPlaya Beach Club

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.– North Collier crews responded to a car fire on Friday afternoon. Around 5:30 pm, crews arrived to a car fire at the LaPlaya Beach Club on Gulfshore Drive. Staff at the resort tried to put the fire out themselves by using two fire extinguishers. According to officials, the flames were put out quickly once fire crews arrived. In a Facebook post, North Collier fire praised the quick reaction of staff as the fire could have spread to be much larger had they not contained the blaze with extinguishers. The post North Collier crews respond to car fire at LaPlaya Beach...

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Hummer holding several cans of gas in trunk engulfed in flames

CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – A driver’s car containing several full gas cans inside was destroyed after it caught fire on Wednesday in Citrus County. Citrus County Fire Rescue received the call about the car fire at 10:52 a.m. in Homosassa. The driver of the 2004 Hummer H2 had just filled up four, five-gallon containers of gas at the gas station and placed them in the back of the car before it burst into flames. Fire crews said there was one injury but the person refused to be taken to the hospital against medical advice. The Florida State Fire Marshal investigated the incident and the...

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Firefighters extinguish Lehigh Acres car fire

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Rescue crews were able to put out a fire that overtook a car in Lehigh Acres on Tuesday morning. Firefighters with Lehigh Acres Fire Rescue arrived at the scene on 50th Street North and saw a car fully involved with fire quickly spreading to the surrounding grass. Quick work by Engine 102 helped prevent the fire from getting out of control. The fire melted the tires off the car, which looks to be a total loss. No injuries were reported. It’s not known what caused the vehicle to catch fire. The post Firefighters extinguish Lehigh Acres car fire appeared first...

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