Hillsborough Fire Rescue workers are investigating a fire that caused extensive damage to a home in Lutz on Sunday night. A neighbor called about 9 p.m. to report the fire at the single-story home at 18410 Tomlinson Drive. It took firefighters a half-hour to get the flames in the attic under control, Capt. Bruce Delk said. No one was injured. ...more

February 9, 2009

The stepdaughter of a Winter Haven police officer died Sunday morning and the daughter of a Polk County firefighter was seriously injured when their vehicle hit a power pole and rolled over in Winter Haven. ...more

February 8, 2009

A 134-acre brush fire swept through a pasture Friday afternoon, forcing the closure of U.S. 301 from State Road 50 south to the Pasco County line. ...more

February 7, 2009

A fire this afternoon caused by a 4-year-old boy playing with a lighter has left a family of five without a home, Tampa Fire Rescue officials say. ...more

January 29, 2009

Arson caused a devastating fire to the Platinum Showgirls strip club this morning, closing the establishment during a prime week of partying for the Super Bowl, officials said. ...more

January 28, 2009

A 3-year-old boy playing with a lighter on his bed this afternoon started a fire that damaged a Clearwater duplex, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 25, 2009

Firefighters doused a house fire early this morning at 1283 Lotus Path. When they arrived, the structure was engulfed in flames. No one was injured. ...more

January 23, 2009

Patients at Florida Hospital in Zephyrhills got a scare this morning when heavy smoke filled the Grand View Medical Center and the fire alarm started ringing. ...more

January 23, 2009

Four water tender trucks, each holding up to 4,000 gallons of water, were needed to battle a fire that destroyed a home in Dover late Thursday night. ...more

January 23, 2009

Firefighters in Polk County extinguished a blaze that damaged a house in Lakeland and left a family of four without a home this morning. ...more

January 18, 2009