
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – Fort Myers Beach Fire Department responded to a three story duplex fire on Nature View Court shortly after 9pm.
Firefighters believe the fire started from a lightning strike. The fire began in the attic and flames were shooting through the roof when firefighters arrived.
No one was home at the time of the fire.
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