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Fire engulfs Orange County house under construction

No one injured in blaze on Santa Rosa Drive

ORLANDO, Fla. – A fire engulfed an Orange County house that was under construction, destroying the second floor.

No one was injured in the fire, which broke out around 4 a.m. Tuesday on Santa Rosa Drive near Colonial Drive and Old Cheney Highway.

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Orange County Fire Battalion Chief Brett Wasmund said firefighters battled the blaze for up to 40 minutes, extinguishing flames while protecting neighboring homes.

It’s not known if anyone was living in the home.

Neighbors said workers alerted them to the fire.

“If it wasn’t for the guys working at the nightclub, I don’t know if we would have got out in time,” a neighbor said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Check back for updates.