
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, Fla. Firefighters were able to fully contain a 5-acre brush fire that ignited Saturday near 15th Street Northwest, which initially threatened several homes nearby, the Caloosahatchee Forestry Center said.
#15thStFire is 100% contained at 5 acres #FLfire #wildfire
— Caloosahatchee FC (@FFS_cafc) April 29, 2017
No further information is immediately available.
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