Ocala firefighters responded to the 1900 block of SW 1st Street on Friday evening after an Ocala Police Department unit reported a residential structure fire in the area.
Shortly after 8:50 p.m. on Friday, Ocala Fire Rescue units consisting of Engines 1, 3, and 4, Rescue 1, Tower 1, Battalion Chiefs 11 and 22, and a Safety Officer were dispatched to SW 1st Street.
When OFR’s units arrived on scene at 8:55 p.m., they observed a single-story abandoned home that was fully engulfed in flames, and crew members moved swiftly to attack the fire.
According to OFR, the fire was under control within three minutes of the units’ arrival, and the flames were extinguished by 9:02 p.m.
There were no injuries reported.
Ocala Fire Rescue states that the cause of the fire is currently unknown.
The Ocala Police Department and Marion County Fire Rescue also responded.