The first crews arrived at 1:27 a.m., 10 minutes after being dispatched.
MCFR assigned 4 water tankers to the scene in a desperate attempt to quell the flames.
39 firefighters and 8 fire suppression units worked together to extinguish the fire, before calling it under control. The structure had been evacuated around the time of the fire, and all occupants escaped unharmed.
The cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation.
Two contacting companies who are actively hiring will be on hand at the Florida Department of Transportation’s Road to Your Future event in Wildwood March 16.
The Marion County Veterans Hall of Fame has become a reality, and will induct its first 12 members on March 19, 2026, at a dinner and ceremony at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion.
