UPDATE 5:45 p.m.:
According to the Pine Island Fire Control District Chief, three people are injured — one of them went to the hospital by helicopter.
Fox 4 crews at the scene saw one person being loaded into an ambulance on Pine Island.
It's not clear what started the fire.
Fire officials want to emphasize no evacuations were issued and there was no threat to anyone on the island.
ORIGINAL STORY:
The Upper Captiva Fire District, along with several fire agencies from around Southwest Florida, are responding to a house fire on Upper Captiva.
In photos given to Fox 4 by viewers, flames are shooting out of a two-story home on Conch Shell Drive. A Lee Flight helicopter was also seen in the area.
Thick, black smoke could also be seen from miles away while people were on the water. No evacuations are underway.
Our Fox 4 crew is currently at Safe Harbor Pineland where firefighters are taking a charter boat to the island to help.
We are working to learn more information and will provide more details as they come in.
