Heavy black smoke was visible on U.S. 27 Tuesday afternoon as West Sebring firefighters rushed to extinguish a fire that fully engulfed a 2002 Ford Windstar van that was parked on the shoulder right in front of the Heacock building. ...more

January 6, 2010

Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire that fully engulfed a 2002 Ford Windstar that was off on the side of U.S. 27 near the Heacock building in Sebring. A woman and her young granddaughter were able to get out before the fire started and there were no injuries in the blaze, that started just before 3 p.m. Tuesday. ...more

January 5, 2010

The fire that killed a 6-year-old boy in November was started by his 5-year-old brother who was playing with a cigarette lighter, igniting a couch, Pasco County sheriff's officials said Monday. ...more

December 30, 2009

A preliminary investigation suggests a dryer caught fire today and destroyed the two-story duplex at 1104 Grove St., in Clearwater. ...more

December 28, 2009

A Dunedin mother and her 19-year-old son escaped a fire this morning that severely damaged their home. ...more

December 27, 2009

The smell of smoke lingered outside the Broviak home in Ruskin. Ashes peppered their driveway. ...more

December 25, 2009

The apartment complex manager told authorities there was no power to the unit and that the occupant had been using candles as a light source. ...more

December 23, 2009

One mother was chased out of her first-floor apartment by flames after her 22-month-old son knocked over a candle Monday night. ...more

December 23, 2009

One mother was chased out of her first-floor apartment by flames after her 22-month-old son knocked over a candle. Within minutes, a mother in the apartment above found herself and her three children trapped as billowing smoke and fire blocked their front-door exit. ...more

December 22, 2009

No one was injured in a DeSoto City house fire Sunday morning that started in the fireplace and spread to the attic. ...more

December 22, 2009