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Remembering enormous brush fire that destroyed homes in Golden Gate Estate in 2020
Published: May 11, 2021 11:04 PM EDT
Updated: May 11, 2021 11:35 PM EDT
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Community members who experienced an enormous brush fire that destroyed their belongings are remembering what they went through almost one year later.
A nearly 9,000-acre brush fire in Golden Gate Estates destroyed more than a dozen homes in May 2020. On top of that, people were dealing with the pandemic and lots of uncertainty.
Since then, some have rebuilt homes. Others have moved out of town.
Many trees are still charred from the fire neighbors will never forget.
“They thought they weren’t going to make it,” said Fire Marshal Corey Adamski with Naples Fire-Rescue.