OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A person was found dead in a shed that caught fire Thursday in Osceola County, according to the fire department.

Firefighters found the person while responding to a burning shed behind a home on Orange Vista Boulevard, an Osceola County Fire Rescue spokesperson said in a statement.

The fire was put out and was contained to the shed, the spokesperson said, adding there was no extension to the home or any surrounding properties.

Though the shed fire was less than a mile away from a burning scrapyard that forced U.S. 17-92 to shut down Thursday, the spokesperson said both scenes were unrelated.

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The State Fire Marshal was still investigating the shed fire as of Friday morning, according to the spokesp

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