Cape Coral police say at least one person is dead after a house fire on SW 6th Avenue in Cape Coral early Thursday morning.
The Cape Coral Fire Department, Cape Coral Police Department and Lee County Electric Cooperative responded to the scene just after 4 a.m.
LCEC was called to the scene to cut the home's power for the safety of the firefighters. Police say some neighbors may be without power for a while, but LCEC will be there to turn it back on when they are able.
Firefighters say the house had heavy flames after a neighbor reported a fire coming from the garage.
NBC2 crews are on the scene where they say firefighters have been going back and forth to the home that is still smoking.
Caution tape has been placed around the home and portions of SW 6th Ave are blocked off at this time.
Lee County EMS say they transported one victim to the hospital.
According to reports, one cat was found dead.
This is an active investigation. There have been no further updates at this time.
NBC2 has questions out to the Cape Coral Police Department as we work to learn more about what exactly happened and if there are any further victims or injuries.
You can count on NBC2 to provide updates as they are received.
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