Sanibel crews extinguish truck on fire at beach park
By TIFFANY REPECKI / trepecki@breezenewspapers.com1 min read
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SANIBEL FIRE AND RESCUE DISTRICT
On Aug. 2, crews from the Sanibel Fire and Rescue District responded to report of a pickup truck on fire in the parking lot of the Lighthouse Beach Park on Sanibel.
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SANIBEL FIRE AND RESCUE DISTRICT
On Aug. 2, crews from the Sanibel Fire and Rescue District responded to report of a pickup truck on fire in the parking lot of the Lighthouse Beach Park on Sanibel.
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SANIBEL FIRE AND RESCUE DISTRICT
On Aug. 2, crews from the Sanibel Fire and Rescue District responded to report of a pickup truck on fire in the parking lot of the Lighthouse Beach Park on Sanibel.
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SANIBEL FIRE AND RESCUE DISTRICT
On Aug. 2, crews from the Sanibel Fire and Rescue District responded to report of a pickup truck on fire in the parking lot of the Lighthouse Beach Park on Sanibel.
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SANIBEL FIRE AND RESCUE DISTRICT
On Aug. 2, crews from the Sanibel Fire and Rescue District responded to report of a pickup truck on fire in the parking lot of the Lighthouse Beach Park on Sanibel.
The Sanibel Fire and Rescue District recently responded to a vehicle on fire in a parking lot.
On Aug. 2 at about 2:30 p.m., crews were dispatched to the Lighthouse Beach Park, at 110 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, about a report of a vehicle fire. The involved vehicle was a Dodge Ram pickup truck.
“When they responded, they found that the entire cab and engine compartment were fully engulfed in flames,” Deputy Fire Chief John DiMaria said. “They quickly and efficiently extinguished the fire.”
It took the crews about five to 10 minutes to put out the flames.
DiMaria reported that no other vehicles were involved and there was no additional damage.
“Everything was mitigated pretty quickly,” he said.
“Nobody got hurt,” DiMaria added.
The cause of the fire was unknown as of Aug. 5; mechanical failure may have been involved.
The Sanibel Police Department also responded and provided assistance.
