Authorities are investigating the cause of a Pinellas Park house fire that sent heavy black smoke and flames into the air early this morning. The fire started about 3 a.m. at 6698 69th Ave. N. It took firefighters about 15 minutes to get the fire under control, district Fire Chief Guy Keirn said. ...more

October 16, 2009

Two women in their 20s suffered minor injuries this morning after a kitchen in their home caught fire, Tampa Fire Rescue said. ...more

April 10, 2009

The woman who died in a fire Sunday morning in South Tampa has been identified as 48-year-old Katherine Alm, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

March 23, 2009

A woman trapped in her second-floor apartment by a Himes Avenue fire died early this morning while a man in another apartment dropped a 1-year-old from a window to her uncle on the ground to escape the flames. ...more

March 22, 2009

A woman was treated for smoke inhalation this afternoon after flames erupted in the West Kathleen Street home she shares with her son, authorities say. ...more

March 10, 2009

Many house fires get out of control because there's no one home to put it out or call for help. ...more

March 6, 2009

A woman was seriously hurt tonight after a fire damaged her home at 3920 W. Arch St., authorities say. ...more

March 4, 2009

Jingles, a 10-year-old American Eskimo dog, survived a house exploding around him, being buried under a wall of rubble, burns and a swollen brain. ...more

February 23, 2009

Jingles, a 10-year-old American Eskimo dog, survived a house exploding around him, being buried under a wall of rubble, burns and a swollen brain. ...more

February 22, 2009

A dog that was trapped under burning debris in a Dunedin house explosion Wednesday is in critical but stable condition today with burns, respiratory trouble and possible internal blast injuries. ...more

February 12, 2009