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.
#HouseFire 2948 Danforth Dr. Below photos show the aftermath of an overnight fire, crews arrived on scene around 2:30 am to black smoke and flames. Fire was extinguished, @RedCross notified for 2 adults. SFM to investigate cause. 1 burn pt to OHHC. Fire watch confines. pic.twitter.com/pGQynpFXQo
— OCFire Rescue (@OCFireRescue) February 16, 2022
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The Red Cross was called to assist the victims.