WFTX Digital Team
•2/28/2026

Update Saturday 10:00pm
The Cape Coral Fire Department says the cause of the fire was an illegal camp fire. It posted this photo on social media:

Cape Coral and all of Lee County are currently under a burn ban.
Update Saturday 5:00pm
The Florida Forest Service says the fire burned 36 acres and is 95% contained.
Update Saturday 4:16pm
Cape Coral Police re-opened northbound Del Prado Blvd.
Update Saturday 3:00pm
The fire has now burned 15 acres and is 65% contained, according to the Florida Forest Service.
Update Saturday 1:48pm
The Florida Forest Service says the fire is now 14 acres and 20% contained.
Update Saturday 1:00pm
The Cape Coral Police Department says it has closed down Del Prado Blvd. from Kismet Parkway to the Coral Lakes community.
Original Story
A four acre brush fire was burning in the Yellow Creek Preserve Saturday afternoon in Cape Coral.
Click to see video of the smoke that poured over Del Prado Blvd.
A huge plume of smoke could be seen over Del Prado Blvd. near Kismet Parkway.

Click here to see the smoke from a different angle:
The Cape Coral Fire Department says it's working with Florida Forest Service to put the fire out.
Yellow Creek Preserve is near several subdivisions, but the forest service says there have been no evacuations.