Fire Sweeps Through Oakland Park Auto Body Shop

Crews responded to a large fire at an auto body shop in Oakland Park Friday afternoon.

It was reported around 12:45 p.m. at Factory Finish Collision Center at 875 Northeast 42nd Street in Oakland Park.

When crews arrived, the shop was fulled engulfed in flames and the adjacent buildings were evacuated.

Footage showed heavy smoke pouring out of the building. It took 45 minutes to contain the fire, officials said. There was a continued series of explosions of flammable compounds.

Multiple units responded to the scene, including Oakland Park Fire Rescue and Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews.

No one was injured. The cause of the fire was unknown.

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