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A fire at a Florida airport destroyed more than 3,500 rental cars
CNN ^
| 04/05/2020
| Melissa Alonso
Posted on 04/05/2020 7:32:13 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A fire that spread through a grassy area of Southwest Florida International Airport has destroyed thousands of rental cars, fire department officials said.
The blaze began Friday, spanned 15 acres and originally involved only 20 cars in the grassy rental car overflow area at the airport in Fort Myers, fire department officials said.
But by the time it was extinguished, the flames had destroyed more than 3,500 rental cars, a Lee County Port Authority spokesperson told CNN affiliate WINK.
Melinda Avni, Mitigation Specialist for Florida Forestry Service of Caloosahatchee, said authorities were called to put out the fire around 5 p.m. Friday, when there were about 20 vehicles involved.
"By the time we had units on the scene, we had 100 cars (on fire). We lost count after the hundreds," she said.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: again; airport; automotive; fire; florida; insurance; rentalcars
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:32:13 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:33:23 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(Radicals, racists dont point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
To: dp0622
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:33:47 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:36:09 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(Radicals, racists dont point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
To: BenLurkin
There were nobody renting them, so, why not collect on idle cars?
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:36:37 PM PDT
by
adorno
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:36:42 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: BenLurkin
Melinda Avni, Mitigation Specialist for Florida Forestry Service of Caloosahatchee, said authorities were called to put out the fire around 5 p.m. Friday, when there were about 20 vehicles involved.
“By the time we had units on the scene, we had 100 cars (on fire). We lost count after the hundreds,” she said.”
hmm
.sounds like a slow response.
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:36:50 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
To: BenLurkin
Does anyone get their damage deposit back?
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:37:21 PM PDT
by
minnesota_bound
(homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
To: BenLurkin
What were they fighting the fire with? Squirt guns?
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:37:21 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: BenLurkin
I would not have thought the airport at Ft. Meyers would have 3,500 rental cars. Hmmmmm.
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:37:50 PM PDT
by
libertylover
(Socialism will always look good to those who think they can get something for nothing.)
To: BenLurkin; Chode
Can anybody say Business way down and Insurance Claim ?
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:37:59 PM PDT
by
mabarker1
((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
To: BenLurkin
Shouldn’t be a problem, retail car sales are in the tank and plants shut down [Thank You Dr. “shut-it-down” Fauxcy].
It’s Gaia’s ca$h for clunkers, sorta.
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:38:11 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: nuconvert
You’d be slow too if every time you called in you had to say Caloosahatchee.
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:38:32 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:38:36 PM PDT
by
prophetic
(Trump is today's DANIEL. Shut the mouth of lions Lord, let his enemies be the Cat Food instead.)
To: libertylover
Land costs less at smaller Airports.
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:39:13 PM PDT
by
mabarker1
((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
To: prophetic
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:39:16 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: mabarker1
Everyone’s insurance will go up due to the stupidity.
Someone near was gassing a mower in their barn...and caused a fire. Lost zero turn, tractor, truck and more plus the whole barn. Just makes me mad cause we all pay for this through higher rates.
Pretty soon we’ll have some type of Obamacare for our homes and autos!!!
To: dp0622; Daffynition
Boy that Hertz lol
We lost count after the hundreds," she said.
Should have learned how to Budget.
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:44:35 PM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(The pun is mightier than the s-word. Goy to the World!)
To: dp0622
Yeah blew their BUDGET for the year.
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:45:39 PM PDT
by
redshawk
( I want my red balloon. ( https://youtu.be/V12H2mteniE))
To: mabarker1
And I suspect this airport had the right amount of tall grass and windy conditions in which to park unnecessary and unwanted cars with hot catalytic converters on out in the field. But of course this was just an accident. Of course.
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posted on
04/05/2020 7:45:44 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
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