Man On Oxygen Smoking Cigarette Blamed For Massive Orlando Fire
Firefighters Rescue Residents Trapped In Apartments
POSTED: Monday, September 3, 2007
UPDATED: 9:49 am EDT September 3,
2007
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A man using oxygen is believed to have accidentally sparked a massive fire that injured several people and destroyed much of an Orlando apartment complex over the weekend.
PHOTOS: Fire Destroys Homes
Families living at The Grove apartments on 2338 S. Conway Road said they heard an explosion before spotting fire Saturday morning."Oh, this is horrible," resident Olga Rivera said. "The explosion alone woke us up."Fire victim Nisha Pimento said she felt the flames and rushed to get her children to safety."Well, my instinct, the first thing I thought about was my kids and my life," Pimento said. "When I saw the wall, it was all fire and smoke coming out. So, the first thing I did was grabbed the kids and take them out. My aunt only has one leg so she (needed) help."Firefighters rescued at least five people trapped by flames, including an 8-year-old and a senior citizen. There were no life-threatening injuries in connection with the fire.At least 16 apartment units were condemned because of the fire and others have water damage.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
PHOTOS: Fire Destroys Homes Families living at The Grove apartments on 2338 S. Conway Road said they heard an explosion before spotting fire Saturday morning."Oh, this is horrible," resident Olga Rivera said. "The explosion alone woke us up."Fire victim Nisha Pimento said she felt the flames and rushed to get her children to safety."Well, my instinct, the first thing I thought about was my kids and my life," Pimento said. "When I saw the wall, it was all fire and smoke coming out. So, the first thing I did was grabbed the kids and take them out. My aunt only has one leg so she (needed) help."Firefighters rescued at least five people trapped by flames, including an 8-year-old and a senior citizen. There were no life-threatening injuries in connection with the fire.At least 16 apartment units were condemned because of the fire and others have water damage.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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