NOKOMIS, Fla. — A $3 million mansion was still smoldering on New Year's Eve after a fire broke out early Wednesday morning in Nokomis.
It happened in the 2500 block of Casey Key Road.
A neighbor noticed the fire around 2:45 a.m. Wednesday and called 911. Dispatchers escalated the situation to a two-alarm fire shortly thereafter.
The roof collapsed, and all the windows have been bashed out.
Luckily, nobody was hurt.
A total of 21 units and 63 firefighters responded Wednesday. And, the ATF was also on scene, as authorities continue to investigate the cause.
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office temporarily closed a stretch of Casey Key Road.
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