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
Radioactive Material Found After Pinellas Park Fire
ADVERTISEMENT
Published: March 5, 2009
PINELLAS PARK - Firefighters called in a hazardous materials team early this morning after putting out a fire in a storage trailer that contained radioactive material.
Police reported a fire just before 1:30 a.m. at Driggers Engineering Service, 12220 49th St. N.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze quickly but called for extra help when they found a box labeled "radioactive material" in the debris.
Investigators are assessing the materials. The trailer was unoccupied, and no one was hurt in the fire.
Stay with TBO.com for updates.
News Channel 8 photojournalist Rugene Moore contributed to this report.
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
