FIRE DESTROYS 2 HOMES - GOLDEN GATE ESTATES - 951 + 13TH AVE SW 2PM APR 28TH
Udut, Kenneth -- on Apr. 28 2009, from Golden Gate Estates, Naples, FLFounder of this Naples site of NeighborHelp Referrals.
10 ACRE FIRE, "The area is heavily wooded and dotted with homes."
A 10-acre Golden Gate Estates brush fire has claimed two homes and is threatening others, according to fire officials.
"The fire is moving rapidly, so we've got crews out here being really aggressive," said Golden Gate Fire District spokesman Victor Hill.
The blaze is located off Collier Boulevard, between 13th Avenue SW and 11th Avenue SW. Both roads are closed, and residents have been evacuated from homes along 13th Avenue SW.
Firefighters from Golden Gate, Big Corkscrew Island, North Naples, Immokalee, and south Lee County have joined to fight the blaze, which is sending up a column of heavy black smoke. A helicopter from Division of Forestry is dousing the area with water, Hill said.
One fire tractor is on scene, and three others are en route, Hill said.
The area is heavily wooded and dotted with homes.
"It presents some pretty interesting challenges for us."
The fire started around 2 p.m. Hill said the cause is unknown.
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44"The fire is moving rapidly, so we've got crews out here being really aggressive," said Golden Gate Fire District spokesman Victor Hill.
The blaze is located off Collier Boulevard, between 13th Avenue SW and 11th Avenue SW. Both roads are closed, and residents have been evacuated from homes along 13th Avenue SW.
Firefighters from Golden Gate, Big Corkscrew Island, North Naples, Immokalee, and south Lee County have joined to fight the blaze, which is sending up a column of heavy black smoke. A helicopter from Division of Forestry is dousing the area with water, Hill said.
One fire tractor is on scene, and three others are en route, Hill said.
The area is heavily wooded and dotted with homes.
"It presents some pretty interesting challenges for us."
The fire started around 2 p.m. Hill said the cause is unknown.
Check back to naplesnews.com for more on this story.
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Udut, Kenneth on Apr. 29 2009 edit · delete http://www.winknews.com/news/local/43933747.html
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, Fla. - Residents are back in their homes after a brush fire burns 21 acres in Golden Gate Estates.
The fire broke out on the north side of 13th Avenue SW just after 2:00 Tuesday afternoon.
Neighbors say flames quickly moved down the street.
"It just kept going. Our backyard the neighbors backyard," Iris Pagan says.
Firefighter battled the blaze from the air and on the ground. In the end, two homes were damaged and fives sheds were lost, but dozens of homes were saved.
"If it weren't for the firefighters and all their hard work, my home would be gone," Patty Crouch says.
Firefighters and homeowners will continue to monitor the fire overnight. The cause of the blaze is still unknown.
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