A section of eastbound Courtney Campbell Parkway closed due to a gas leak has reopened. ...more

August 16, 2008

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews were called to a water treatment plant tonight after receiving a call that chlorine gas was leaking from a 1-ton tank. ...more

August 11, 2008

TAMPA - Two Hillsborough County 911 operators who coached mothers giving birth over the telephone got a chance Thursday to meet and hold the babies they helped bring into the world. ...more

August 7, 2008

More than 150 guests were evacuated from a St. Petersburg hotel this morning because of smoke from an overheating air-conditioning unit, according to fire rescue officials. A fire was reported at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillion Park, 950 Lake Carillon Drive, about 5:20 a.m. Investigators found that the motor of a air-conditioner unit on the roof broke and pumped smoke into the building, said St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Assistant Chief James Wimberly. ...more

July 30, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY An afternoon house fire left a New Port Richey family homeless Friday and killed their pets, Pasco Fire & \\Rescue officials said. The fire happened at about 3 p.m. at 7251 Box Elder Drive in the Orchid Lake Village subdivision. The house is owned by David Jay, 63, who lived there with his daughter, Kara Sediack, 32, and her son and daughter. ...more

July 25, 2008

TAMPA - Lightning may have caused a fire Tuesday night that damaged a home on the 9000 block of North 21st Street, Tampa Fire Rescue officials said. ...more

July 15, 2008

TAMPA - Some observant firefighters spotted an electrical malfunction that showered a street with sparks and likely caused an electrical problem in high-rise building Monday night, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

July 15, 2008

TAMPA - Investigators are trying to determine the cause of what they are calling a suspicious fire at a vacant house. ...more

July 8, 2008

Marion County Fire Rescue officials say a 9-month-old boy suffered smoke inhalation and second-degree burns on his arms and face when three other children playing with fireworks accidentally destroyed their North Florida home. ...more

July 7, 2008

TAMPA - Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that damaged a home in the 1500 block of East Palifox Street, Tampa Fire Rescue officials said. ...more

July 2, 2008