Christmas Tree May Have Caused Florida Blaze

Flames burned all the way through the roof of the Orange County home.

An Orange County home was destroyed by fire, and firefighters said their Christmas tree may be to blame. Two brothers lived in the home on Keystone Heights Street near Apopka.

George Hodge spoke at the scene.

Ive been here for 35 years, he said. Its just devastating.

Flames burned all the way through the roof. Neighbors reported seeing fire shoot twenty to thirty feet in the air.

The state fire marshal was on the scene Thursday night, trying to pinpoint an exact cause.

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