UPDATE 3:24 P.M.:
FPL officials say it was equipment at the substation that caught fire. The substation is functional, the spokesperson said.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A transformer caught on fire in Fort Myers, Friday morning.
The San Carlos Fire Department reports it happened at 7501 Alico Road. The fire then caused a small area of grass to also catch fire. SCPFD firefighters extinguished both the transformer fire and the grass fire.
Fox 4 saw a heavy response when our team arrived around 10:30 a.m. FPL is still on scene, as of 11 a.m.
No injuries are reported.
