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Fire displaces family of 5 in Lehigh Acres

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LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District responded to a structure fire at a home on Balfour Terrace Friday afternoon.

The fire broke out around 2:21 p.m.

LAFD confirmed the occupants, a family of five, were successfully evacuated from the building. The Red Cross was contacted for assistance as the family will need to be relocated.

The structure fire was extinguished around 3:39 p.m. The cause is unknown at this time.

Fox 4 will post more details as they are made available.