The Orange County Register of Deeds Office will be closed once again on Tuesday morning in connection with a fire on July 4.

Additional renovations are continuing on the third floor of the Gateway Center on Churton Street, which houses the Register of Deeds.

Remains of bottle rockets were found near the building, which had a section of its roof burned on July 4.

Surveillance footage was being reviewed after firefighters called police to report that someone was shooting fireworks at the Gateway Center late last Monday night.

The office was closed several days last week due to damage from the fire.

The office is expected to open at one o’clock Tuesday afternoon.

An application for a marriage license may be made in neighboring counties while the Register of Deeds Office is closed.

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