A fire broke out inside a Mexican restaurant / Grocery store in Lehigh Acres early Thursday morning.
It happened at around 2 AM inside the Tortilleria La Guera in the Shoppes in Lehigh 4316 Lee Blvd. The shopping plaza is along Lee Boulevard.
Three Lehigh Acres Fire trucks were on the scene.
The battalion chief with Lehigh Acres Fire Rescue said they have an investigator on scene working to determine the cause.
There have been no reports of injuries.
Select Physical Therapy, the business next door, received some smoke damage.
The owner said the restaurant is also a store and he hopes to get his business back up and running soon. Right now, it’s unknown the extent of the damage inside.
He says some rags with cleaning chemicals on it caught on fire because there was a chemical reaction.
The fire was an accident, but he says the damage will cost about $50,000. This is a hard loss because he said the owner does not have insurance.
All the food will have to be thrown out because of heat and smoke damage.
The owner tells us this is his family business. He’s owned it for five years and is shocked over what happened.