A rash of deliberately set fires has ignited fears that a firebug is on the loose, as when arson damaged or destroyed 60 homes between 1997 and 2000 in a nearby Ybor City neighborhood. An early morning fire today at a vacant home is the latest in a string of suspicious fires and the fourth time fire was set to that structure. ...more

December 9, 2009

The cause of a two-alarm fire at a welding supplies business on 34th Street does not appear to be suspicious, Tampa Fire Rescue officials said this morning. ...more

August 15, 2009

Law enforcement and fire officials think an attempt to hot wire and steal a truck led to an early-morning fire Monday in the 4000 block of Mondale Avenue. ...more

August 11, 2009

A house in Lutz is being called a total loss after an early morning fire. ...more

April 20, 2009

Two West Tampa homes were destroyed and another damaged in an early morning fire, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

February 14, 2009

An early morning fire caused heavy damage to a St. Petersburg home today. ...more

December 26, 2008

Three small mixed-breed dogs instead of a smoke alarm awoke a Tampa man during a house fire today, fire officials said. ...more

December 20, 2008

Frustrated by two deadly house fires in East Tampa since Thanksgiving, emergency workers fanned out today, handing out dozens of free smoke detectors and batteries to scores of College Hill residents. ...more

December 15, 2008

Frank Evans fondly remembered. ...more

December 4, 2008

Wednesday began like any other day for Tom and Beverly Guire: Get out of bed, stretch, glance out the window to gauge the weather. ...more

December 4, 2008