Sparks from an incinerator touched off a fire at a pallet factory that destroyed about $40,000 worth of pallets, an official said. ...more

February 27, 2009

Firefighters from two counties are battling an approximately 20-acre brush fire in the 1600 block of Livingston Avenue near Interstate 275. ...more

February 27, 2009

A propane tank caught fire this morning at the Florida Strawberry Festival, but the blaze was quickly extinguished. ...more

February 26, 2009

Firefighters are on the scene of a brush fire in Riverview. ...more

February 25, 2009

A fire in a strip mall on Armenia Avenue destroyed one business this afternoon and slightly damaged four others. ...more

February 24, 2009

A fire at a mobile home park north of Thonotosassa has been extinguished, but not before burning about 3 acres, an unoccupied mobile home and a pole barn, Hillsborough County firefighters say. ...more

February 24, 2009

Firefighters have a 50-acre brush fire west of Hudson about 90 percent contained, and homes in the path of the blaze appear safe, state forestry officials say. ...more

February 23, 2009

Source of blaze under investigation, appears suspicious, officials say. ...more

February 23, 2009

A fire that swept through part of a building early today has been attributed to a short circuit in the building's electrical panel, Dunedin fire officials say. ...more

February 23, 2009

Investigators have determined that a house that exploded in Dunedin on Feb. 11 did so because of propane gas, but they are still at a loss as to how the gas was ignited, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said this morning. ...more

February 23, 2009