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Palm tree catches fire near electrical wires in Punta Gorda, Punta Gorda FL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/27/2025 05:10 PM

Tripoli Blvd, Punta Gorda, FL 33950

A palm tree caught fire above electrical wires on Tripoli Blvd in Punta Gorda. There is concern the electrical wires may have caused the fire. Fire units responded and put out the fire while investigating the cause.

Audio|Source: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Over to BC1, you're going to be responding for a palm tree that's actively on fire right above some electrical wires, caller states that if you think that electrical wires possibly caught the palm on fire, and it's getting worse.

00:12

As of right now, it's only one tree, 20-10.

00:16

Okay,

00:21

B2L will be on service monitoring.

00:26

B210.

00:32

Major 2 is 12.

00:34

This 2 is falling 311.

00:42

Truck 12, R212, Truck 12, R21000, King Highway, 2,100 King's Highway, Unit 457, the Maple Leaf.

00:51

Paul from Country, Cross the Midwayvilleville Park for Test Bains, or pending team.

00:58

Station 12 acknowledged.

01:01

Engine toll will take out.

01:04

Copy.

01:06

Indian 12 taking the call for truck 12-12 is not landing at 2016.

01:17

Funnyward engine 2.

01:20

Go ahead, engine 2.

01:28

We're arriving unseen in the area.

01:32

So I have the fire at the time.

01:36

We've got to see on Maine.

01:38

We'll stay on Maine, be investigating.

01:42

Thank you to unseen.

01:43

The fire is out, staying on Maine, 2017.

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Location mentioned:

Tripoli Blvd, Punta Gorda, FL 33950

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