Jason Collins of the Lehigh Acres fire department sprays down hot spots along the edge of a fire that burned Saturday in a forested area of Estero east of Interstate 75, south of Corkscrew Road and just north of Citrus Park. Christine Knudsen, public information officer with the South Trail Fire Department, said firefighters suspected the fire started from a lightning strike. By Saturday evening, the fire had burned about 100 acres but was 70 percent under control. A dozen fire departments worked to put it out.

Photo by JAKOB SCHILLER, Daily News

Jason Collins of the Lehigh Acres fire department sprays down hot spots along the edge of a fire that burned Saturday in a forested area of Estero east of Interstate 75, south of Corkscrew Road and just north of Citrus Park. Christine Knudsen, public information officer with the South Trail Fire Department, said firefighters suspected the fire started from a lightning strike. By Saturday evening, the fire had burned about 100 acres but was 70 percent under control. A dozen fire departments worked to put it out.

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