OCALA, Fla. – A dog died and a home was badly damaged by a fire Thursday night in Ocala, according to Marion County Fire Rescue.
Marion County and Ocala firefighters responded around 10:30 p.m. to SE 18th Street after a 911 call about a burning garage. The caller added that everyone made it out of the home safely.
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Pictures of the scene show flames spilling from windows and tearing through the roof.
After the fire was taken down searches of the house turned up a dog that firefighters attempted to revive with a pet oxygen mask, but it was too late.
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The department said in a statement that an “accidental electrical problem” caused the fire.
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