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ORLANDO, Fla. - Five people were displaced after a structure fire engulfed an Orlando duplex, Tuesday.

What we know:

The Orlando Fire Department – who was returning from another call – responded to a one-story duplex around noon at Parramore Avenue and South Street on Nov. 4. Twelve units – with 35 combat firefighters – worked to extinguish the fire.

The structure was engulfed in heavy smoke as firefighters worked to rescue a person trapped in the back of a home who couldn't get out by himself, officials said.

The fire was "deep seeded," Orlando Fire District Chief Raphael Ferreira explained at a Nov. 4 press conference, saying the fire took a little longer than normal to extinguish.

"The heavy contents inside the structure posed some challenges, but they were able to put

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