ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Sheriff’s investigators in Orange County are working to track down those involved in an incident where a driver did donuts around a fire truck that was responding to a call.
The incident, captured on video, happened Sunday morning around 1 a.m. at the intersection of Sand Lake Road and Winegard Road, near the Florida Mall.
Orange County Fire Rescue was responding to a call of a car fire at that location.
When firefighters arrived, instead of finding flames, they found a big crowd of people hanging out.
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Firefighters called the sheriff’s office, and deputies arrived about five minutes later, the crowd took off.
In the video, which was posted to Instagram. you can see an Orange County firetruck being circled by a car doing burnouts in the middle of the intersection.
If you look closely, you can see two people hanging outside of the car.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office sent Channel 9 a statement stating in part:
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“When people prevent firefighters, or any first responders, from responding to calls for service - especially during emergencies - that is extremely dangerous...”
The sheriff’s office said everyone scattered when deputies arrived and no arrests were made.
Store owner nearby said crowds like this have been gathering for nearly a year now, with crowds ranging from 20 to 70 cars.
“Sometimes it gets a little wild. In the past, they had gone down to OBT and closed the intersection down with cars,” said store owner Susan Samara.
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Fire rescue said that’s around the area where the crowd first gathered over the weekend, before moving over to this area.
“It’s concerning and it could definitely be an issue if it goes unchecked,” Samara added.
Deputies told Channel 9 that they are still working to track down those responsible, with plans to arrest those who took part.
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