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Fire rips through Marion County structures after 2 loud explosions heard

Cause of blaze under investigation

Marion County firefighters battle shed, storage building fires. (Marino County Fire Rescue)

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Four sheds and a storage building caught fire Monday morning in Ocala after two loud explosions were reported, according to the Marion County Fire Rescue.

Units arrived around 5:15 a.m. to a field in the 7700 block of SW 22nd Ave.

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Fire rescue said the 5,000-square-foot storage building and four smaller sheds were burned by the blaze.

The fire was under control before 6 a.m., officials said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Marion County firefighters battle shed, storage building fires. (Marion County Fire Rescue)

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