Firefighters battle brush fire in Bokeelia
Members of the Matlacha-Pine Island Fire department battled a 125-acre brush fire in the vicinity of Harbor Drive in Bokeelia Wednesday.
As of 8 p.m., MPI firefighters and a Strike Team from Lee County EOC had the fire 30 percent contained. Also of 8 p.m. several homes remained threatened by the blaze with one suffering what officials called superficial damage.
According to J.A. Stakenburg Chief of Operations with EOC, two minor injuries were sustained as a result of the fire.
One firefighter was treated at the scene for heat exhaustion and a resident suffered from a respiratory issue but declined medical transport to a local hospital.
Currently, the cause of the fire is unknown.