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MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Marion County firefighters battled a large blaze at a tractor supply store early Thursday morning.
Firefighters said they were called to Ocala Tractor on U.S. Highway 441 just before 4 a.m.
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Heavy flames were seen coming from the attic, and firefighters said the conditions deteriorated rapidly.
It took firefighters an hour and 20 minutes to get the fire under control. A total of 29 units and 58 firefighters responded to the scene.
The origin and cause of the fire remain under investigation by Florida state and Marion County Fire Rescue investigators.
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