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20 displaced after fire breaks out at Orlando apartment complex, crews say

By FOX 35 News Staff

Updated April 5, 2021 10:27am EDT

20 people displaced after apartment fire in Orlando

Fire officials say 12 to 17 apartments were involved in the fire.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Twenty people are out of their homes after flames broke out at an apartment complex near Downtown Orlando on Monday morning, fire officials said.

Orlando fire crews reportedly responded around 3:30 a.m. to a complex on Highland Avenue. Two-second-story units were fully involved, impacting 12 to 17 apartments.

The fire was said to be put out by 4:15 a.m.

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The Orlando Fire Department said that one man suffered a minor injury to his hand.

Investigators are said to be looking into the cause of the fire.

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