Officials investigating fatal apartment fire in St. Augustine Shores

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ST. AUGUSTINE SHORES, Fla. — A person is dead after a fire at an apartment in St. Augustine Shores Wednesday morning, according to St. Johns County fire and rescue.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office told Action News Jax it received a call for a burning plastic smell.

Crews arrived to the 1800 block of Prestwick Place and found the apartment full of smoke. The State Fire Marshall will conduct an investigation.

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