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A fire Thursday night gutted the service department of Cecil Clark's Chevrolet on U.S. Highway 441 in Leesburg.

There were no injuries as a result of the fire.

Dealership owner Greg Clark said Thursday he thought fumes from a gas tank might have been the culprit.

The cause of the fire is uncertain, but firefighters who responded to the blaze in the service department know for certain that it started with a vehicle in the second bay of the garage.

Arson is not suspected.

Firefighters got the call at 6:53 p.m., and the first unit, from the airport across the highway, arrived five minutes later, Henry said. Ten units responded, including some from Lake County, who squelched much of the blaze initially, he explained.

Five or six cars were damaged or destroyed in the garage, along with tools and equipment. The fire did not damage the show room or any other part of the dealership.