Vehicle fire blocks WB MLK Blvd. in Fort Myers

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A vehicle fire shut westbound lanes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Ortiz Avenue before 1 p.m. Wednesday.

No further information is immediately available.

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