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Video: 1 dead after fire engulfs Orange County auto repair shop (Q McCray, WFTV.com)
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County firefighters responded to a fire that engulfed an auto repair shop Thursday morning.
Crews said they saw flames and thick smoke when they arrived at the business on Grand Street near Rio Grande Avenue just after 6 a.m.
At the scene, they also discovered a deceased man near the burning building, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Sheriff’s investigators had few details to release about the investigation, which they say is in its early stages.
Drone 9 captured footage of flames and smoke billowing from the area.
We saw sparks flying in front of the store.
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Journalist Q McCray was at the scene to collect the final details of the fire and the death investigation.
#BLDFire 1500 block from Grand St. Calls at 6:03 a.m. with reports of business on fire. Crews arrived to heavy fire and smoke with exposures to a separate warehouse. 1 death. PULL. No other related details.
—OCFire Rescue (@OCFireRescue) June 16, 2022
Channel 9 will continue to monitor the fire. Come back and watch Eyewitness News for updates.
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