(OCALA, FL.) Oct. 7, 2022 – On Friday, Oct. 7, at approximately 8:52 p.m., Ocala Fire Rescue's Engines 1, 3, and 4, Rescue 1, Tower 1, Battalion Chiefs 11 and 22, and a Safety Officer were dispatched to the 1900 block of SW First Street, after an Ocala Police Department patrol unit reported a residential structure fire in the area.

Units arrived on scene at 8:55 p.m. to find a single-story abandoned home fully engulfed in flames.

The fire was under control within three minutes of the units' arrival and extinguished by 9:02 p.m.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is unknown.

The Ocala Police Department and Marion County Fire Rescue also responded.