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‘Big plumes' engulfed Apopka house in fire that killed 71-year-old veteran

By Kelly Healey
By Kelly Healey
A man was killed Wednesday morning in an Orange County house fire, officials said.
The fire happened at a home on the 100 block of Alexandria Place Drive in Apopka at about 2 a.m., fire officials said.
The victim, Richard Anthony Newburn, 71, was found during the initial search of the home, investigators said.
"I kind of have the same experience because a few years ago, we had the same problem with our house. We got struck by lightning and we had a house fire, so, I know what it is like to have a loss of a house," neighbor James Waye said.
Waye told Channel 9 reporter Q McCray that Newburn was a veteran who let him stay at his home after Waye’s home caught fire a few years ago.
“I seen the house across the street. I saw big plumes in the back that kind of encompassed his entire porch or bedroom, I am guessing. I am not sure, but it was pretty big,” said Waye.

APOPKA, Fla. — Neighbors said they would drive Newburn where he needed to go because he didn't have a driver's license.

The Florida Bureau of Fire and Arson is working to determine the cause of the fire.

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