Fire displaces Orange County couple at property once burdened by $2.5 million in code enforcement penalties

MAITLAND, Fla. – ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A local couple is searching for a new place to live after their home, filled with decades of memories, was heavily damaged in a fire Sunday afternoon near Maitland.

Orange County Fire Rescue crews responded just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday to a house fire on Avonwood Court, where firefighters found the home overwhelmed by heavy fire.

“This house has heavy fire damage. The residents will be displaced for some time,” said Thomas Rock with Orange County Fire Rescue…

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