More than 3,500 vehicles were damaged or destroyed in a fire which swept through a grassy area near the airport in southwest Florida on Friday.
«Plumes» of thick, black smoke could be seen at a distance of 20 miles.
According to officials, the cause of the fire is still unknown, but most likely, the fire occurred due to dry weather conditions and record high temperatures.
The fire occurred in a crowded Parking lot for car rental international airport southwest Florida (Southwest Florida International Airport) close to Fort Myers in Lee County. In the district and in most parts of the Florida Peninsula has a moderate drought.
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As of Sunday morning, the staff was was about 65 fires, and in each district there was a moderate and high risk of fire.
This year in Florida more dry than usual because of low rainfall and record high temperatures.
The fire Department of Florida said that the fire was 95% reserved Friday night, but rescuers remained at the scene on Saturday.
The road to the airport on Friday was closed. Despite the quarantine in the state of the pandemic in the early stages, some residents gathered near the airport to watch the air sparks and flame. Some of them admitted it distracted them from the need for social distancing.
