Wildfire — Inland Lee, Florida

2020-04-03 · Inland Lee, Florida

Event narrative

A small wildfire started near the Southwest Florida International Airport, and spread to a grassy rental car overflow lot. The fire destroyed 3516 vehicles before being extinguished, out of the more than 7300 vehicles present. Around 300 firefighters responded to the incident. No injuries were reported.

Wider weather episode

A small wildfire started near the Southwest Florida International Airport, and spread to a grassy rental car overflow lot. The fire destroyed 3516 vehicles before being extinguished.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 880097. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.