{"id":57486,"date":"2023-03-12T18:32:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T22:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=57486"},"modified":"2023-03-12T19:26:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T23:26:40","slug":"a-15-acre-brush-fire-has-broken-out-in-lehigh-acres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2023\/03\/a-15-acre-brush-fire-has-broken-out-in-lehigh-acres\/","title":{"rendered":"A 15-acre brush fire has broken out in Lehigh Acres"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>: Location: Lee County, Lehigh Acres, Oak Ave., and W 15th St. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Size: Est. 15 Acres Containment: 100%, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Number of units on scene: 3 FFS Tractor-Plow Units, and local Fire Department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cause: Unknown <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please Avoid The Area<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-4.png 429w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-4-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A 15-acre brush fire has broken out in Lehigh Acres late Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"982\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2-2.png 982w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2-2-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2-2-768x325.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Florida Forest Service, the fire is in Lehigh Acres, on Oak Avenue and West 15th Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"360\" data-id=\"57492\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-3-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-3-1.png 516w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-3-1-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"559\" height=\"399\" data-id=\"57493\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-4-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-4-1.png 559w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-4-1-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 5:15 p.m., none of the fire is contained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three FFS tractor-plow units at the scene along with local fire departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s unknown what started the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FFS is asking people to avoid the area due to the fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: Location: Lee County, Lehigh Acres, Oak Ave., and W 15th St. Size: Est. 15 Acres Containment: 100%, Number of units on scene: 3 FFS Tractor-Plow Units, and local Fire&hellip; 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