{"id":47563,"date":"2021-02-26T12:58:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T17:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=47563"},"modified":"2021-02-26T14:02:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T19:02:20","slug":"arson-suspected-in-fire-at-family-dollar-in-lehigh-acres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2021\/02\/arson-suspected-in-fire-at-family-dollar-in-lehigh-acres\/","title":{"rendered":"Arson suspected in fire at Family Dollar in Lehigh Acres"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1440\" data-id=\"47564\" data-link=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?attachment_id=47564\" data-url=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154152400_4073041782747063_4201328520088422268_o.jpg\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154152400_4073041782747063_4201328520088422268_o.jpg?ssl=1\" layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1440\" data-id=\"47565\" data-link=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?attachment_id=47565\" data-url=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154320345_4073041779413730_6251803187962484197_o.jpg\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154320345_4073041779413730_6251803187962484197_o.jpg?ssl=1\" layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:63.05677248243986%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"960\" data-id=\"47566\" data-link=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?attachment_id=47566\" data-url=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154353247_4073076506076924_7468985796909322014_n.jpg\" data-width=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154353247_4073076506076924_7468985796909322014_n.jpg?ssl=1\" layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:36.943227517560146%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"522\" data-id=\"47567\" data-link=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?attachment_id=47567\" data-url=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fie-fd-2.jpg\" data-width=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fie-fd-2.jpg?ssl=1\" layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"522\" data-id=\"47568\" data-link=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?attachment_id=47568\" data-url=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fie-fd.jpg\" data-width=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fie-fd.jpg?ssl=1\" layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"522\" data-id=\"47569\" data-link=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?attachment_id=47569\" data-url=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fie-fd2.jpg\" data-width=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fie-fd2.jpg?ssl=1\" layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Arson is now suspected in a fire that tore through the Family Dollar in Lehigh Acres early Friday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District responded to a fire at the Family Dollar on 3519 Lee Blvd. around 1 a.m. The fire districts for South Trail, Fort Myers and Tice also responded, as did the Florida Highway Patrol and the Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fire spread through the entire interior of the store, and the flames and smoke were so intense that firefighters did not enter the building, opting to work from above and try to contain the fire in the building rather than save it. Part of the roof eventually collapsed, and the fire was not extinguished until around 4:50 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"224\" data-id=\"47571\" data-link=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2021\/02\/arson-suspected-in-fire-at-family-dollar-in-lehigh-acres\/fire-fd-1\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fire-fd-1.png\" data-width=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fire-fd-1.png?ssl=1\" layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:63.453501545032445%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img 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