Authorities say a massive fire has broken out at a plant nursery in central Florida
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — — A massive fire broke out early Thursday at a nursery in central Florida, burning thousands of plastic pots that sent flames and plumes of thick, black smoke into the air.
Hazmat teams from Osceola County and nearby Orange County were monitoring the air quality in the area. No evacuations of nearby homes or businesses have been ordered. Nearly 2 acres of pallets holding the two-gallon plastic pots for plants, some stacked as high as 10 feet , caught fire. The pallets at the nursery retail outlet were outdoors, and firefighters were trying to protect the outlet's building from the blaze.
Video footage from Orlando television stations showed flames and plumes of thick, black smoke rising in the air.
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