No injuries reported at Hydrologic fire in Ocala, fire department says

Building, truck and dumpster went up in flames, according to department

Fire crews putting out fire in the back of a truck at a Hydrologic in Ocala (Ocala Fire Rescue)

OCALA, Fla. – A commercial fire sprang up Wednesday afternoon at a Hydrologic Plumbing Supplies in Ocala, according to Ocala Fire Rescue.

According to the department, employees in the building were able to evacuate safely as fire crews headed to the scene.

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Hydrologic in Ocala caught fire Wednesday, leading fire crews to arrive at the scene to put it out (Ocala Fire Rescue)

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The department said a dumpster, part of the building’s wall and the back of the semi-truck had gone up in flames by the time crews arrived at 5:30 p.m.

Records show crews were able to knock down the truck fire in about three minutes, with the other two fires being put out by 5:42 p.m.

Semi-truck that had caught fire at a Hydrologic in Ocala (Ocala Fire Rescue)

Ocala police also arrived at the business to assist crews. Ocala Fire Rescue said no injuries were reported as a result of the fire.

At this time, no information has been released as to the cause of the fire.