ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Two people were able to escape a mobile home in Bithlo after it went up in flames early Monday morning.
Orange County firefighters said they responded to the home near Lake Pickett and Chuluota roads around 4:30 a.m.
The owner of the mobile home told Channel 9 reporter Ashley Edlund that a generator running outside the home may have caused the fire.
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The man said he and one other person escaped the blaze with their pets.
Neighbor Wade Greene said he ran down the road when he saw the flames to try and help.
"Flames were everywhere," Greene said.
Firefighters were still on scene hours later trying to put out the smoldering remains of the home. They said it looks like the fire was accidental.
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