There were no injuries reported after a fire ignited inside an abandoned structure on NW Blitchton Road on Tuesday afternoon.
Shortly before 1 p.m., Ocala Fire Rescue units consisting of Engines 1, 4, and 6, Rescue 1, Tower 1, Battalion Chief 11, and a Safety Officer responded to the 4400 block of NW Blitchton Road due to reports of a wildfire in the area.
As OFR’s units were approaching the intersection of NW 44th Avenue and NW Blitchton Road, the firefighters observed a column of smoke behind the tree line of a vacant property.
The firefighters accessed the property from NW Blitchton Road and spotted an abandoned structure behind the trees that was on fire. Multiple hose lines were deployed by the firefighters to attack the flames.
According to OFR, the flames were knocked down by 1:07 p.m., and the fire was contained to the structure and extinguished by 1:13 p.m.
Marion County Fire Rescue and the Florida Highway Patrol also responded.
The cause of the fire is currently undetermined.