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18 storage units destroyed in Clearwater fire

About a dozen homes in the area were evacuated as firefighters battled the fire.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A fire at a Clearwater storage facility forced people in about a dozen homes to evacuate late Monday night. 

Firefighters from Clearwater Fire & Rescue were dispatched to the area of N. Myrtle Avenue and Carlton Street just after 9 p.m.

Firefighters said heavy flames caught nearby trees on fire and sent embers toward houses located to the east of the business. Firefighters, along with officers from the Clearwater Police Department, evacuated about a dozen homes as a precaution. 

The fire quickly grew to three alarms and firefighters from Safety Harbor, Dunedin, Largo and Palm Harbor also responded. 

A total of 18 storage units were destroyed and multiple other units were damaged, spokesman Rob Shaw said.

Clearwater fire investigators and representatives of the state fire marshal's office are investigating the cause of the fire. There were no injuries reported.

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