Boat storage fire claims 2 sailboats

SOUTH GULF COVE — Firefighters were able to control a fire at a boat storage facility on Saturday; however, two boats were lost.

The fire was called in at 11:07 a.m., to the storage lot at Appleton Boulevard and Gasparilla (County Road 771), in the South Gulf Cove area, according to Charlotte County Fire & EMS.

When they arrived, “firefighters found a catamaran on fire, with fire spread to a nearby boat and surrounding trees,” fire officials posted…

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