Marion County Fire Rescue crews battled a blaze early Sunday afternoon in Silver Springs that destroyed a three-car garage and left two people suffering from burns.
Firefighters were dispatched to a residential structure fire in the 7000 block of NE 61st Avenue Rd. shortly after noon. The 911 caller reported that the fire had started in the garage and two people had sustained burns.
Anthony Engine Company #1 was the first unit on scene, arriving at 12:09 p.m. to find the detached three-car garage fully involved in flames. Heavy winds extended the fire into the corner of the 3,000 square-foot residence, forcing the fire crew to quickly deploy two hose lines and fight back the fire from the home.
Additional suppression units from Sparr Station #19, Rolling Greens Station #28 and Shady Station #16 soon arrived to assist in extinguishing the fire. An aggressive attack on the fire kept the blaze from damaging the majority of the home.
Rescue crews located two patients suffering from burns. One was transported to a local hospital’s burn unit, while the other one refused further care and transport to an area hospital.
Four suppression units and 17 firefighters were deployed to the fire. The cause of the blaze still is under investigation by Marion County Fire Rescue’s fire marshal and the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
