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Unattended candle may have caused fire that damaged Seminole County apartment building

Seminole County apartment fire Firefighters responded to Sapphire Winter Park on Semoran North Circle after 5:30 a.m. (Seminole County Fire Department)

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Fire damaged a Seminole County apartment building on Tuesday morning.

Firefighters responded to Sapphire Winter Park on Semoran North Circle after 5:30 a.m. The complex is just east of the intersection of Semoran Boulevard and Howell Branch Road.

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Firefighters said they evacuated 12 apartment units and that one unit is a complete loss. Firefighters said the people living in four units total will be displaced. The Red Cross is working to help those residents.

Firefighters said the resident of the apartment where the fire started said an unattended candle caused it. But the official cuase is still under investigation.

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No one was injured in the fire.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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