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Fire guts Orlando home, chasing out 5, including 2 children

Home on Chipola Circle heavily damaged

Fire guts a home on Chipola Circle in Orlando Friday. (Copyright 2023 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

ORLANDO, Fla. – Fire tore through the roof of a house in Orlando Friday, forcing three adults and two children from the home.

The fire happened Friday afternoon at a home on Chipola Circle, in the area of Oak Ridge Road and Orange Blossom Trail.

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Orlando fire crews said they encountered thick black smoke from the fire when they arrived. They were able to knock the flames out, but as images from Sky 6 show, the fire gutted the home.

No word yet on what caused the fire. The state fire marshal has been notified, and so has the Red Cross to help the family.

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