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        Thick smoke, flames pour from Upper Captiva home as crews respond
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Hurricane
        Erin is forecast to become the first Major Hurricane of the season
        Katie Walls
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        Trent Aric
        Cape Coral
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        Bella Line
        Collier County
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        Forrest Saunders
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