Downed power line causes outage, one-acre brush fire on island
A brush fire was put out Saturday afternoon in a timely manner in St. James City.
Pine Island Fire Deputy Chief Joe Marzella said a power line came down on the northwest corner of Maria Drive and Stringfellow Road causing a fire around noon on Saturday.
Eight trucks and 10 firefighters, including a crew from the Cape Coral Fire Department, battled the one-acre brush fire. Marzella said Cape Coral came and backed up the island units.
“Everything is fine,” Marzella said around 1:30 p.m. Saturday. “All is well.”
LCEC Public Relations Manager Karen Ryan that the power outage occurred at 12:15 p.m. and was restored by 1 p.m. Saturday. She said approximately 2,400 customers were impacted.
Although there is no known cause at this time, Ryan said it was rather windy, so it could have been a tree contact, but she did not have confirmation of that Saturday afternoon.