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    1. Operations & Training

    FL Crews Battle 40-Foot Flames During Auto Shop Fire

    June 27, 2019
    No one was hurt as dozens of Orange County firefighters responded to the two-alarm blaze that broke out early Thursday at a Pine Hills auto shop.

    By Joe Mario Pedersen

    Source Orlando Sentinel

    Orange County, FL, Fire Rescue
    Dozens of Orange County, FL, firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at a Pine Hills auto shop early Thursday.
    Dozens of Orange County, FL, firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at a Pine Hills auto shop early Thursday.

    About 40 Orange County firefighters had their hands full early Thursday while responding to a two-alarm fire that was consuming an auto shop in Pine Hills, according to a tweet from Orange County Fire Rescue.

    The fire was reported at around 2:15 a.m. at the Big Boy Toys Auto Shop on Colonial Drive and Pine Hills Road, said OCFR spokesperson Ashley Gipson.

    Flames were reaching heights of 30 to 40 feet, according to a WOFL report.

    No injuries were reported, Gipson said.

    The cause of the fire is under investigation, Gipson said.

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