Windermere home catches fire

A Windermere house was left badly damaged following a fire Monday, Sept. 18, on Oakdale Street.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 8:00 p.m. September 18, 2023

Southwest Orange
News

An immense fire has left a Windermere home badly damaged.

The house fire broke out around 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, on Oakdale Street and East Third Avenue.

No one was injured in the fire, but the house suffered massive damages and is uninhabitable.

The town of Windermere believes the fire was caused by golf cart batteries which were stored in close proximity to generator gas tanks.

The home at 316 Oakdale St. is owned by Colin and Nicole Ryan.

Ocoee Fire Department 39 was first on the scene and requested mutual aid assistance from several Orange County units.

Windermere Police Department officers have placed a watch on the home and continue to be on standby to serve the family as needed.

The WPD will keep the community posted on ways to help.

This is a developing story. Please check back for more updates.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.