Investigators are calling a wildfire that blackened a square mile in east Hernando County suspicious and say it may have been deliberately set. ...more

March 24, 2009

A small fire in one of the back rooms at a Greyhound bus terminal in downtown St. Petersburg this evening will cause the terminal to be out of service for the rest of the night, St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue Lt. Joel Granata said. ...more

January 2, 2009

TAMPA The Outback Steakhouse in Palma Ceia is closed for a few hours while the restaurant does safety checks after a fire outside evacuated the building during lunch, a manager said. Tampa Fire Rescue District Chief Toby Hart said that what appears to have been a trash fire started about 12:41 p.m. in the alleyway between the restaurant at 3403 Henderson Blvd. and another building. ...more

December 8, 2008

TAMPA Arson was the cause of a fire that caused $10,000 in damage Tuesday night to a shed used by the City of Tampa Parks Department, authorities say. ...more

November 11, 2008