Fort Myers house fire on Ranchette Road kills one person, ruled arson

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK) — A house fire on Ranchette Road left one person dead Saturday morning.

Firefighters responded to the home, which is across from Plantation Road. After putting out the fire, they found one person dead inside.

That prompted the Lee County Sheriff's Office to call in the Major Crimes Unit. The Florida State Fire Marshal worked to determine what caused the fire.

The investigation shut down Ranchette Road for hours as crews worked the scene. Neighbors said they've never seen anything like this before.

"I thought someone might have gotten hurt because it's never been blocked off," a neighbor said.

South Trail Fire says the fire started in the kitchen and has been ruled incendiary, meaning it was intentionally set. The identity of the person who died has not been released.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate whether anyone else was involved.