1 burned as fire tears through Orange County home

Neighbors on Danforth Drive see flames, rush to help

ORLANDO, Fla. – One person was injured early Wednesday in an Orange County house fire, officials said.

The fire broke out around 2:20 a.m. on Danforth Drive, east of Apopka Vineland Road.

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Orange County Fire Rescue said firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the garage of the 1,500-square-foot home.

After safely removing propane tanks off the back porch, firefighters extinguished the blaze about an hour later, officials said.

According to OCFR, one person suffered burns to the hands and was taken to a hospital.

Neighbors told News 6 they woke up, saw the flames and rushed in to help.

“I opened up my bathroom window and could see the house was on fire, so I ran out the house to go beat on their door to wake them up, but by the time I got out of the house, he was already outside,” a neighbor said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The Red Cross was called to assist the victims.


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