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3 vehicles catch fire at Ocala auto body shop

Firefighters respond to Jenkins Collision Center

Photo of the fire at Jenkins Collision Center in Ocala that damaged four vehicles on Tuesday morning. ((Ocala Fire Rescue))

OCALA, Fla. – Three vehicles caught fire and another was damaged early Tuesday when flames broke out at an Ocala auto body shop, according to fire rescue officials.

The multi-vehicle fire was reported at Jenkins Collision Center, located at 1420 SW 12th St., around 3 a.m.

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Firefighters arrived to “a large column of smoke and flames” from three vehicles.

Ocala Fire Rescue was able to get the fire under control and it was contained to the original three vehicles involved. However, a fourth had paint damage due to heat exposure, firefighters said.

The cause of the fire is unknown.


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