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Friday, April 19, 2024

No injuries reported after vehicle catches fire in northeast Ocala

No injuries were reported after a vehicle caught on fire in northeast Ocala on Friday morning.

According to Ocala Fire Rescue, shortly after 9:25 a.m., multiple units (Engine 3, Rescue 3, and Battalion Chief 11) were dispatched to NE Jacksonville Road due to reports of a vehicle fire.

Upon arrival, the units observed a white sedan that was parked on the side of the road, and its front compartment was fully engulfed in flames.

No injuries reported after vehicle catches fire in northeast Ocala
Firefighters responding to a vehicle fire on NE Jacksonville Road in Ocala (Photo courtesy of Ocala Fire Rescue)

OFR crews used Engine 3’s pre-connected hose line to combat the fire, and the flames were extinguished in two minutes.

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A firefighter using the pre-connected hose line (Photo courtesy of Ocala Fire Rescue)
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The fire was extinguished within two minutes (Photo courtesy of Ocala Fire Rescue)

The driver was outside of the vehicle and was unharmed.