Video: Building burns on Fort Myers Beach

Mark H. Bickel, Fort Myers News-Press
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Smoke billows from a building at the north end of Fort Myers Beach

A building caught on fire Saturday on the north end of Fort Myers Beach. There were intense flames and a plume of thick, black smoke rose to the blue sky above and could be seen from nearby communities.

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Developing story: Fire raging at building on the north end of Fort Myers Beach

The fire also caused a stir on social media with photos and videos being posted of the blaze.

One of the people posting content, Christina Carras, a Fort Myers resident, shared two videos she took of the burning building with The News-Press. This is one of the two videos and it was taken from the vehicle Carras was in while crossing the Mantanzas Bridge that connects Fort Myers Beach to Fort Myers.

Second video: Taken from the ground

Photo gallery of Fort Myers Beach fire

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