ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — An electrical fire engulfed a day care early Wednesday in the South Apopka neighborhood, Orange County Fire Rescue said.
The blaze was reported shortly after 1:15 a.m. at Learning Ladder of Apopka on Clarcona Road near East 18th Street, firefighters said.
The fire ignited in a front office and spread, the State Fire Marshal's Office said.
[ Photos: South Apopka day care fire ]
It took two dozen firefighters to extinguish the blaze.
Firefighters said they plan to stay at the scene until 8 a.m. to ensure that the fire doesn't rekindle.
A friend of the day care's owner told Channel 9 that she is devastated and has been crying all morning.
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No one was injured.
The fire's cause remains under investigation.
No other details were given.
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