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Fire rips through office building near downtown Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. — Fire tore through an Orlando office building Wednesday night.

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Firefighters rushed to East Colonial Drive near Summerlin Avenue just before 11 p.m. and found flames shooting from the commercial space.

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The Orlando Fire Department said it used three tower trucks, five engines and other equipment to battle the fire.

Crews finally gained the upper hand on the fire but spent nearly six hours on scene investigating and cleaning up.

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OFD said that the office building was vacant and that no one was hurt.

Officials have not said how the fire started.

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