SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — An apartment fire in Seminole County sent three people to the hospital early Monday.
Around 1 a.m., fire broke out in one unit at the Sapphire Winter Park apartments on Whitney Way.
The Seminole County Fire Department said the fire started in a closet where the central air conditioning and heating unit was located.
SCFD told Channel 9 while the residents suffered smoke inhalation, their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.
Officials also said water and smoke damage to nearby apartments displaced more than a dozen residents at the complex.
Seminole County Emergency Management and the American Red Cross were called in to help with temporary housing needs.
Fire officials told WFTV that the cause of Monday’s fire appeared to be caused by an electrical issue and is being ruled accidental in nature.
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