STORM2K

Earlier tonight.. on our 6pm news.. I heard a story about a local strip mall not even 5 mins. up the street from me had caught on fire.

3 stores ended up being damaged in the fire. 1 of them was practically completely burned to the ground.

I decided to get a 1st hand look at the damage myself. and WHOA! that is something that will make your mouth drop. This store, which had only been open maybe a year if that.. is now nothing. It is completely gutted.

I was talking to the firefighters and police watching the building. The roof has partially collapsed. They know the building is a total loss, but their afraid "Wilma" will completely collapse the roof.

This was 1 thing I can honestly say drew to my attention and I am left wondering asking questions myself now about what happened because now I'm curious. I guess I'll have to wait till the media releases the cause.

Everyone has told me.. You thought it looked bad under total darkness. Get a peek at it during daylight hours. Theres' a sick curiosity in me that says go back and look at it during the day tomorrow to get the full effect.

That building is just completely gutted.. It's indescribable..

OMG!!!!!!!!!! THATS AWFUL!!!!! born and raised in orlando and used to have a good friend in St. cloud..........live here in ocala now havent been back there in years...........but i remember the area pretty good..........that sucks!!!!!!!!

Part of me is thinking since that building was the only building that was destroyed.. It may have been arson..

The firefighters said they got the original call around 2:30 this morning and thought they had put the fire out.. But at about 3 this afternoon.. a piece of the roof came flying off the building and flames started shooting out again..

apparently it was a hidden hot spot.. scary thought though.. If any of you could see what this looks like.. it's only 2 words.. UN REAL.. I can't describe it even if I tried..