OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Several emergency agencies responded to a fire at Volkswagen of Ocala early Saturday morning, including Marion County Fire Rescue and the Ocala Police Department.
Ocala Fire Rescue (OFR) units were first to arrive just before 7:30 a.m. to find flames visible from a window on what they say appeared to be the top level of a building at 5135 SW College Rd.
Damage inside the Volkswagen dealership. Courtesy: OFR
Firefighters say the sprinkler system was active when they arrived on scene. Courtesy: OFR
OFR Public Information Officer Ashely Lopez said in a press release that the sprinkler system was active, and the fire was quickly put out.
She went on to say that the damage only appeared to be in the room where the fire started, and nobody was hurt. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.