Firefighters battle blaze at abandoned church in Pine Hills

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County firefighters were battling a fire Thursday afternoon at an abandoned church in the Pine Hills neighborhood.

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Orange County Fire Rescue said the fire was reported shortly after 1:30 p.m. at the 20,000-square-foot building on North Hiawassee Road near Silver Star Road.

“The roof did collapse, but no one was inside and there were no injuries,” the agency said in a tweet. “The building is abandoned.”

Multiple crews are at the scene, extinguishing the flames.

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Firefighters battle blaze at large building in Orange County Orange County firefighters were battling a fire Thursday afternoon at a large building in the Pine Hills neighborhood.

Channel 9 has a crew at the scene, gathering more information about the fire.

Check back and watch Channel 9 Eyewitness News at 4 for live updates.

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