Make TBO Your Home Page| Subscribe To The Paper| Advertise With Us| Contact Us| Login| Edit Profile| Register
TBO.com - Tampa Bay Online
Email
Print
Deputy injured searching burning home for occupants
ADVERTISEMENT
Published: July 5, 2009
Updated: 07/05/2009 04:41 pm
TAMPA - A Hillsborough County deputy was injured as he searched a burning house for occupants this morning.
Deputy Allan Geer, 58, was released after being treated at Tampa General Hospital.
Neighbors reported hearing an alarm about 9:48 a.m. today coming from the house at 9101 Hidden Water Circle. The alarm was reported as a burglar alarm and deputies were sent to the house and saw it was on fire.
Geer saw a vehicle in the driveway and went in to search for occupants, taking his personal fire extinguisher with him. The fire department said he used the extinguisher to knock back flames during the search.
No one was inside and the owner was out of town, the fire department said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Email
Print
ADVERTISEMENT
Advertisement
TBO.com - Tampa Bay Online ©2009 Media General Communications Holdings, LLC. A Media General company. Member Agreement | Privacy Statement | Work With Us
