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Good Samaritans pull man out of burning house in Fort Myers Beach

Investigators say the fire broke out in a mobile home on Eglantine Ln
Fort Myers Eglantine Fire
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FORT MYERS, Fla — Fort Myers Beach Fire District investigators say one person was injured and taken to the hospital because of a fire at a mobile home in Fort Myers on Monday afternoon.

Fort Myers Eglantine Fire
Fire fighters investigate a fire in a Fort Myers home that sent one person to the hospital on Monday afternoon

The fire burned a home on Eglantine Ln, just south of the Summerlin and San Carlos Blvd intersection.

Investigators say a group of good Samaritans pulled the man out of the burning home before fire fighters arrived. They say the man, who is in his 50's or 60's, was taken to Gulf Coast Hospital.

The fire marshal will investigate the cause of the fire.