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Pickup truck bursts into flames on Cape Coral roadway

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 25, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Fire crews were able to contain a vehicle fire that stopped all southbound traffic on Del Prado Boulevard on Monday evening. The fire erupted around 4:30 p.m. and rescue crews rushed to the scene to extinguish the fire with foam. Firefighting foam is a blanketing and cooling agent that not only extinguishes flames, but also minimizes chemical vapors that firefighters come in contact with while on the job. It’s not known what started the fire, but no injuries have been reported. The post Pickup truck bursts into flames on Cape Coral roadway appeared...

Paralyzed woman rescued from fire that ignited while she was smoking in bed

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 13, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — A 63-year-old disabled woman made it out alive after her home erupted in flames when her oxygen hose caught fire as she was smoking in bed, officials said. Deputies with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a structure fire in the 800 block of St. Francis Street in Brooksville around 2 a.m. on Thursday. A paralyzed woman and her two dogs were trapped inside, deputies said. The woman told 911 dispatchers that her oxygen hose caught on fire while she was smoking in her bed and her bedroom caught on fire as a result, deputies said. HSCO...