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Two juveniles hospitalized after fire in Lehigh Acres, LCSO confirms

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UPDATE 9 AM

The Lehigh Acres Fire Department confirms nine people in total were displaced in this fire.

ORIGINAL REPORTING

Two juveniles were sent to a hospital after a fire in Lehigh Acres overnight, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office.

LCSO confirmed the fire broke out at a home, early Friday around 1:30 a.m., on Hightower Avenue.

The victims have burn injuries on their legs, LCSO said. No fatalities are reported though, thankfully.

The fire does not seem suspicious to LCSO.

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Victoria Quevedo