A Marathon gas station on Maricamp Road in southeast Ocala was destroyed by a fire late Wednesday night.

Marion County Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the Marathon gas station located at 9433 SE Maricamp Road at 11:39 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, in response to a commercial structure fire.

Marathon Gas Station at 9433 SE Maricamp Road in Ocala. Photo Marion County Fire Rescue
Marion County Fire Rescue crews responded to the Marathon Gas Station located at 9433 SE Maricamp Road in Ocala in response to reports of a fire. (Photo: Marion County Fire Rescue)

At the time, the 911 caller reported that there were smoke and flames visible from the structure.

Two minutes after they were dispatched, MCFR crews arrived on the scene to find smoke and flames visible throughout the storefront of the 2,000-square-foot structure at the gas station.

Firefighters were able to take the fire under control at 11:53 p.m., according to a statement from MCFR.

Firefighter fights flames at Marathon Gas Station. Photo Marion County Fire Rescue
Firefighters took the fire under control a short time after they arrived. (Photo: Marion County Fire Rescue)

A search of the building was conducted and it was determined that there was no one inside the building at the time of the fire.

Marion County Firefighters respond to a fire that destroyed a local gas station. Photo Marion County Fire Rescue
Firefighters extinguished the fire at the gas station in minutes. (Photo: Marion County Fire Rescue)

There were no injuries reported and the cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation.