Firefighters were confronted with a fast-moving brush fire in South Gulf Cove on Thursday afternoon.
SUN PHOTO BY NICOLE DROEGER
SOUTH GULF COVE — Firefighters from Charlotte County Fire & EMS and the Englewood Fire Department fought a ] brush fire sparked by lightning in the South Gulf Cove area on Wednesday evening.
The fire was started when lightning a tree at 4:26 p.m. near Baytree Drive and Albatross Road, according to Ashley Turner, Public Information Officer for Public Safety.
“Engine 4 could see a small column of smoke from the station while responding. Crews arrived to find approximately half an acre burning in medium fuels. The fire was moving slowly, and no structures or other exposures were threatened,” Turner said in an email.
As of 6 p.m., firefighters were still in the area.
This story will be updated.