OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Firefighters from Osceola and Orange counties battled a massive fire Thursday morning at a nursery supply building.
The fire broke out around 1 a.m. at a Nursery Supply Inc. near Poinciana Boulevard and U.S. 17.
The biggest challenge for firefighters was the plastic pots inside burning.
Photos: Crews respond to inferno after plastic planters catch fire at plant nursery in Osceola County
The flames flew up and over multiple businesses with a thick black cloud of smoke for nearly five hours until crews started to push back the flames.
A hazmat team was on scene all morning checking the air quality.
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An Osceola County Fire Rescue spokesperson told Channel 9 that he believes a propane tank at the facility may have exploded.
Fire investigators are still working to determine what caused the inferno.
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Watch: Brian Shields tracking smoke from massive fire on Doppler 9 radar (WFTV)
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