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Brush fire caused by overheated lawnmower

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Posted at 3:58 PM, Aug 06, 2022
and last updated 2022-08-06 15:58:49-04

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — No one is injured after an overheated lawnmower caused a brushfire in Lehigh Acres on Saturday.

The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District responded to Wildcat Road at about 1:00 p.m.

About one acre was involved after the fire was ignited by sparks from an overheating lawn mower.

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The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District announced via Twitter at around 3:45 p.m. that the fire is out.

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