Former Pizza Hut restaurant catches fire in Ocala

A passerby spotted a fire at a former Pizza Hut building in Ocala on Sunday night.
Published: Oct. 3, 2022 at 5:21 PM EDT

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A passerby spotted a fire at a former Pizza Hut building in Ocala on Sunday night.

Ocala Fire Rescue crews responded to reports of a fire at a building on Southwest College Road around 10:30 p.m. Crews could see smoke pouring through the eves and vents of the roof when they arrived.

Crews found the fire in the attic. They ventilated the roof and put out the fire.

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No one was hurt in the fire. Crews say the building, which is under renovation, was vacant at the time of the fire.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

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