HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. — A house fire in Spring Lake destroyed a home Monday afternoon, displacing five adults.
Highlands County Fire Rescue said crews were dispatched around 3:45 p.m. to U.S. 98, west of the Dollar General store, where the structure was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived.
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Additional resources were called to the scene, and crews prevented the flames from spreading to other parts of the property. The Red Cross was contacted to assist those displaced.
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