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Lightning strikes cause multiple brush fires in Lehigh Acres

Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District
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LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Multiple brush fires erupted in Lehigh Acres Tuesday evening as a result of lightning strikes in the area.

As of 5:15 p.m., the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District (LAFD) confirmed a total of three brush fires had been started by lightning.

LAFD said one of the fires had been put out, and the other two were still being worked on.