Wildfire — Inland Lee, Florida

2017-03-05 · Inland Lee, Florida

Event narrative

A fire that was initially started by children became out of control on the afternoon of the 5th and damaged 6 residences, and destroyed 3 vehicles and 2 boats. Fire crews got the fire under control later that evening, after a total of 405 acres were burned.

Wider weather episode

A fire started by children became out of control and damaged homes and vehicles before fire crews contained the fire later that same day.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 674660. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.