PHOTO BY KATHY LEIGH BERKOWITZ


This Lake Wales firefighter hefts a large file cabinet from a home at 716 Hunt Circle in Lake Wales, after a fire broke out in the master bedroom. The cause of the fire is not known yet. The home belongs to Julia Andino, who said she had just dropped her baby off at daycare and returned home to see smoke coming out of her house. The fire was pretty much contained to one room, she noted.

PHOTO BY KATHY LEIGH BERKOWITZ


Firefighters carry this file box to a nearby water hose to give it a good soak. Though they soaked it for several minutes, aftewards, the file cabinet started smoking again, while situated on the driveway. The fire occurred around 9 a.m. Friday.