LCSO investigates deaths after emergency responders respond to gas leak

IN YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST >> WE'RE FOLLOWING THE BREAKING NEWS OF THE NIGHT FOR YOU. WE KNOW THAT TWO MEN ARE DEAD THIS MORNING, AND AUTHORITIES BELIEVE A GAS LEAK IN A HOUSE IS BEHIND IT. >> YES, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON FORT MYERS BEACH. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WERE CALLED TO THE HOUSE ON PALERMO CIRCLE LAST NIGHT AROUND 10 AM. AND THAT'S WHERE WE FIND KENNEDY MASON OF NBC TWO FOR US THIS MORNING. KENNEDY, WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING ABOUT THE INCIDENT? WE'RE WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW YOU DIED LAST NIGHT. HERE IS THE FORT MYERS BEACH FIRE AND THE IONA MCGREGOR FIRE IN LEE COUNTY. Emergency services were called around 10:00 PM >> SATURDAY NIGHT for a gas leak. This is Polly Most Circle on Fort Myers Beach. You can see the scene is clear at this time. There is also no crime scene tape taped off at this time. The LCSO says this is a death investigation. And the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department confirms two men have died. The LCSO is investigating the cause of death, whether that is related to the gas leak. As soon as we get that information, we will let you know.

2 men die after emergency crews respond to gas leak at Fort Myers Beach home

Updated: 10:38 a.m. EDT, August 25, 2024

Lee County officials are investigating after two men died Saturday night in Fort Myers Beach at a home where a gas leak was reported. The Fort Myers Beach Fire Department, Iona McGregor Fire Department and Lee County EMS responded to a gas leak at 433 Palmero Circle around 9:30 p.m. Saturday night. The Lee County Sheriff's Office is investigating the cause of death. Download the free NBC2 News app for the latest updates on this investigation.

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. —

Lee County officials are investigating after two men died Saturday night in Fort Myers Beach at a home where a gas leak was reported.

The Fort Myers Beach Fire Department, Iona McGregor Fire Department and Lee County EMS responded to a gas leak at 433 Palmero Circle around 9:30 p.m. Saturday night.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office is investigating the cause of death.

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