ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Just hours after Christmas, an Orange County home burst into flames, sending a 64-year-old woman to the hospital, officials said.
Orange County Fire Rescue crews said the fire broke out before 2 a.m. Thursday at the home in the 5800 block of Tomoka Drive.
Fire officials said the woman woke up due to heavy smoke throughout the house and found that a fire had started in the kitchen.
The woman was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center to be treated for smoke inhalation, officials said.
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— OCFire Rescue (@OCFireRescue) December 26, 2019
5875 TOMOKA DR, SKY LAKE: Woman, 64, awakened by heavy smoke in the house, fire in the kitchen, transported to @orlandohealth Regional Medical Center for
smoke inhalation. Cause appears to be electrical malfunction. View on @pulsepoint map https://t.co/j3pNQNklV8 pic.twitter.com/ydTTjRrxkJ
It’s unclear whether anyone else was injured.
No other details were immediately available.
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