{"id":1000034,"date":"2026-08-14T10:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1000034\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:14:16","slug":"neighbors-report-feeling-explosion-as-fire-damages-oral-surgery-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1000034\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbors report feeling explosion as fire damages oral surgery center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oral Surgery building on fire ((Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.))<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><strong>JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is investigating a fire that broke out at an oral surgery center Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Multiple crews responded to JAX Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Surgery, located on Beach Boulevard near San Pablo Road South, to put out the flames and assess the damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Several News4JAX viewers who live in nearby neighborhoods said they heard and felt what seemed like an explosion, reporting their homes shook around the time crews were called.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">JFRD has not released information on what may have caused the fire or whether anyone was hurt. The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 kfUEDb copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the Authors<\/p>\n<ul class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Stack-vJ7SwH7U__StackBase-sc-1m5bkhd-0 hAhale kqyoCt author-container\">\n<li class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Stack-vJ7SwH7U__StackBase-sc-1m5bkhd-0 bJKfNq dsnUCb author\">Caleb Yauger headshot<a class=\"Link-PukYsz7Y__LinkBase-sc-scvrjz-0 gQZqgJ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/team\/CalebYauger\/\" title=\"View Caleb Yauger&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Caleb Yauger<\/a>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 duhyRF bxSMlJ\">Caleb Yauger joined the WJXT team in February 2025. He previously worked as a reporter and weekend evening anchor for Erie News Now (WICU, WSEE) in Erie, Pa., covering both news and sports.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Stack-vJ7SwH7U__StackBase-sc-1m5bkhd-0 bJKfNq dsnUCb author\">Cade Westbrook headshot<a class=\"Link-PukYsz7Y__LinkBase-sc-scvrjz-0 gQZqgJ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/team\/D71531HJ2RIVVGAN7ZDYH4MMH9\/\" title=\"View Cade Westbrook&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cade Westbrook<\/a>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 duhyRF bxSMlJ\">Cade joined News4JAX in 2025 as a photojournalist. After graduating from East Tennessee State University in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Media &amp; Communication and spending a few years freelancing, he decided to make Jacksonville his home. 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