- May 10, 2025
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UPDATE:
Fire Department spokesman Jerry Jensen reported that the fire was under control, with a few hot spots remaining, and that cleanup had begun. There were no injuries, he said. All workers got out of the building at 2746 Leonard Reid Ave., listed as R&P Auto Works.
Sarasota County advised motorists to avoid the area around Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way for the near future.
EARLIER:
As of 12:20 p.m. on Jan. 20, the Sarasota County Fire Department was responding to a two-alarm fire at a business at 2746 Leonard Ave., according to county spokesman Jason Bartolone.
He said there is a report of one person who was inside the building and is currently being evaluated on scene.