SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — It was a busy New Year’s Eve for firefighters in Seminole County who responded to two different house fires.
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The latest happened at a home on Valley Drive around 10:40 p.m. in Longwood.
Investigators said the fire started outside of a garage where fireworks had been placed in a wet plastic bag.
Photos: Seminole County firefighters respond to two house fires on New Year’s Eve
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The flames then spread to the attic.
Officials said no one was hurt in the fire.
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About two-and-a-half hours earlier, firefighters in Casselberry were fighting flames at a home on Colony Drive.
Investigators said the flames came from the back of the home and extended into a shed.
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They said hoarding conditions caused it to spread fast.
No one was hurt in the other fire.
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The cause is still under investigation.
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