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Fire consumes Fort Lauderdale gas station

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Firefighters battled a blaze at a gas station that was being demolished Friday morning.

According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, a crew was in the process of tearing down the Texaco gas station.

They were working with a welding torch and something went very wrong, Local 10's Jeff Weinsier reported.

Witnesses say they heard a loud explosion, followed by smoke and fire.

When fire crews arrived, the structure was "fully involved" and there was a partial roof collapse, said spokesman Matt Little.

Firefighters got to the fire before it spread to a nearby shopping center.

No injuries were reported.

Sky 10 was above the scene at the 2-alarm fire at 1700 Cordova Road, just off Southeast 17th Street.

Southeast 17th Street is closed between 10th and 15th Avenues. Cordova Road is closed at 16th Street.

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