A fire displaced five people and killed a pet squirrel in a Lehigh Acres home.
This happened on Thursday night, on Euclid Avenue.
It began in an outdoor kitchen and then spread into the home, according to the Lehigh Acres Fire Department.
Overnight, local American Red Cross volunteer members of the Disaster Action Team, from the Florida Gulf Coast to Heartland Chapter, responded to a home fire on Euclid Avenue in Lehigh Acres, Fla. The disaster-trained team helped coordinate emergency aid to five (5) adults impacted by the blaze.
The Red Cross is providing emergency financial assistance, health, and mental health services, and one-on-one support to connect people to available recovery assistance and will continue to provide additional support to the family to meet their disaster-caused needs.