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Fully-involved blaze knocked down by firefighters at Tymber Skan condo complex

An apartment fire at the beleaguered Tymber Skan condominium complex was reported Monday morning, accompanied by a black plume of smoke billowing hundreds of feet in the air.

Orange County dispatchers received several calls about the fire at about 8:45 a.m. in the 4100 block of Inglenook Lane, officials said.

Four empty, abandoned units, accounting for about 8,000 square feet, were destroyed in the fire, officials said.

It took more than a dozen firefighting units to get the blaze under control.

The city of Orlando has been cleaning out the condo complex, having already bulldozed 11 vacant dilapidated buildings.

There are numerous units still occupied at the complex, many without running water.

Eight more units are set to be demolished in 2016.

This is at least the second serious fire reported at Tymber Skan this year, with the other taking place on April 25 that burned several empty units.

During the April fire, smoke from the fire could be seen as far away as Interstate 4.

The state fire marshal is investigating Wednesday’s blaze to determine how and where it started.



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