A house in a historic district determined by the city building department to be unsafe for habitation and approved for demolition was taken down earlier this month and transformed into a vacant lot. ...more

October 28, 2009

One person was burned and the family dog died in a house fire early this morning in St. Petersburg, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the 1:50 a.m. call at 2830 Seventh St. S. and found the one-story, two-bedroom wood-frame house spewing smoke and flames. ...more

June 4, 2009

Two West Tampa homes were destroyed and another damaged in an early morning fire, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

February 14, 2009

St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue responded to a suspicious blaze tonight at 1703 43rd St. S., and an arson dog has been called to the scene. ...more

February 6, 2009

For the second day in a row, Hillsborough County firefighters are tackling a house fire with no hydrant nearby. ...more

January 21, 2009

A fire late Saturday night heavily damaged a home's garage in St. Petersburg but spared the house from all but smoke damage. ...more

January 18, 2009

Emergency responders called this afternoon to a possible domestic disturbance upgraded the incident to a structure fire after the woman living at the home called 911 and told dispatchers her boyfriend was trying to set the house ablaze, authorities say. ...more

December 28, 2008

Arson was not suspected, although a pair of separate Saturday afternoon fires burned two homes on the same street, within hours of each other. ...more

December 1, 2008

SEBRING A family of five is safe, but their home was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. After the fire department arrived about 1:20 p.m., Sonja Vasquez drove up, crying, holding an infant. Firemen were still inside her home, using long-handled pikes to pull down the ceiling in the kitchen and living room. Sebring Fire Chief Brad Batz said the small, three-bedroom, wood-frame house at the corner or Rainbow and Warfield would likely be a total loss. Clearly, neighbors estimated, Vasquez, her husband and three children wouldn't be able to go inside for hours, maybe not until Sunday morning. The fire started in the kitchen area, but Batz didn't think cooking was the cause. ...more

November 29, 2008

More than 120 animals that were kept in deplorable conditions in Lakeland are being treated and cleaned by Polk County Animal Control veterinarians. ...more

November 23, 2008