1 dead following structure fire in Fort Myers

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WINK News/ Andrea Henderson

FORT MYERS, Fla. One person was found dead Tuesday afternoon inside a home on Scott Lane following a structure fire, the South Trail Fire & Rescue District said.

The blaze started at around 11 a.m. on the 6000 block of Scott Lane near Metro Parkway and was extinguished shortly after noon, officials said. About 85 percent of the home was damaged.

The home was jammed with items that fueled the fire, officials said. It’s at the end of a long cul-de-sac, forcing firefighters to run about 2,000 feet of fire hose down the street.

The identity of the victim and the cause of the fire are unclear. An investigation is ongoing.

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