Man sleeping in burning Florida home saved by friends
By Kendall Brandt & Layza Pinero Resto
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FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) — A man sleeping in his Fort Myers home was woken up by friends after a fire started in the roof of the home.
The Fort Myers Fire Department arrived to the house on Cranford Avenue near St. Charles Street at 10:15. Before crews arrived, Tony Holmes said he was asleep, but his roommates got him out of the house.
“It was blazing, the fire, but they caught it,” Holmes said. “I’m glad they caught it. They caught it just in time.”
Fort Myers Fire Department leaders reported the fire started in the roof, rendering the house unsafe. Battalion Chief Paul Dearmond of the Fort Myers Fire Department said, “There’s a couple of people that might be displaced for a little bit, but they said they had family members that they can stay with.”
Holmes mentioned that his roommate’s part of the home is destroyed and expressed uncertainty about his next steps, though he is thankful the fire did not spread further.
“It was traveling pretty fast, but they got it, caught it just in time,” Holmes said. “It would have got away with a jump to the next house here, too.” Holmes said.
Fire crews are still investigating the cause of the fire.
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