APOPKA, Fla. – A fire engulfed a home Thursday morning in Orange County, but no one was injured, officials said.
The fire broke out before 8:40 a.m. at 238 E. 15th Street in Apopka, near Old Apopka Road and South Highland Avenue. Officials said a resident was “sleeping on the front porch of the home” when they were woken up by a neighbor who saw smoke. The resident then “was able to escape out of a window,” officials said.
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Video from the scene showed flames ripping through the 1,200 square foot house before firefighters extinguished the blaze.
Orange County Fire Rescue tweeted that 60% of the house was burning when crews arrived.
“Heavy smoke and flames showing,” the tweet said. “One occupant in the house evacuated safely.”
Officials later tweeted that a live power line was down in the area due to the fire.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.