A wildfire, most likely set by an arsonist and fanned by 30 mph southerly winds, burned 5000 acres near Golden Gate Estates, east of Naples. Three firefighters were injured.
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The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
A wildfire, most likely set by an arsonist and fanned by 30 mph southerly winds, burned 5000 acres near Golden Gate Estates, east of Naples. Three firefighters were injured. A permanent residence, two mobile homes, 35 vehicles, 8 boats, two motor homes as well as several outbuildings and pieces of lawn equipment were destroyed. An estimated four thousand people were evacuated and a section of Interstate 75 was closed for up to 7 hours..
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1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
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