Kitchen fire causes $10,000 in damage
A kitchen fire last night at 420 N.E. 18th Ave., in Cape Coral, started on the stove and caused about $10,000 in damage to the kitchen area, according to a report from city officials.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
Reports indicate that at 11:42 p.m., Cape fire units responded to a 911 call reporting smoke inside the home on Northeast 18th Avenue. When units arrived, the fire already had been extinguished.
Cape Coral Fire Investigator John Maher found that the heat source was a stovetop burner, and the point of origin was around a small pot seated on the left front burner of the stove. The cause of the fire is undetermined, and the State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.