ORLANDO, Fla. – A large fire broke out early Monday at an Orlando apartment complex, displacing about 20 residents, officials said.
The fire started around 3:30 a.m. at the Fleetwood Apartments on Highland Avenue near Colonial Drive. Orlando fire Deputy Chief Craig Buckley said neighbors reported the blaze and firefighters discovered heavy fire on the second floor of a building that housed eight units.
One firefighter fell through the floor but was not injured, Buckley said. “We thought it was fireworks, but apparently not -- it was the sound of the popping of the windows breaking,” said a man who called 911. “The entire complex back there caught on fire.” Orlando fire crews still at the scene of an apartment building fire on Highland