A body was found inside a car that was engulfed in flames from a single-car accident in Lake Wales this morning, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reports. ...more

January 3, 2009 |

A person moving into a house had left items on a stove that were ignited this morning after Progress Energy Corp. turned on the property's power, causing a fire, St. Petersburg fire officials said. The house, at 2532 Fourth Ave. S., was unoccupied at the time of the 10:20 a.m. blaze, Lt. Joel Granata of St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue said. ...more

January 2, 2009 |

Two teenagers playing with fireworks did an estimated $3,000 damage to a Kenneth City home, authorities say. ...more

December 31, 2008 |

Tampa Fire Rescue crews are searching a home in the Sulphur Springs area to make sure nobody is trapped after a house fire. ...more

December 31, 2008 |

The person who jumped off a second-story balcony to escape a fire Tuesday night has been identified as Gerald Parks, 60, Clearwater public safety officials said this morning. Parks had already leapt off the balcony when firefighters arrived at the two-alarm blaze at a condominium building at 171 Marina Del Ray Court at about 11:30 p.m. ...more

December 31, 2008 |

Taryn Lavender has a new hero: her 5-year-old son, Morgan. The Sebring resident credits her youngster with alerting her and her husband, Dirk, to a fire that broke out in their Magnolia Avenue home Sunday morning around 7:45. The family was able to get out of the house. ...more

December 30, 2008 |

A suspicious fire caused $120,000 damage to a Tampa home where the renters had just moved out, investigators say. Tampa Fire Rescue crews found smoke and flames pouring from the two-story home at 811 E. Curtis St. about 4:42 a.m. today. It took about 25 minutes to get the fire under control. Nobody was in the home, and no injuries were reported, officials said. ...more

December 29, 2008 |

A 45-year-old man escaped seriously injury Sunday night after the interior of his 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL burst into flames, authorities say. ...more

December 28, 2008 |

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

December 26, 2008 |

Firefighters doused a blaze at an East Tampa apartment this morning, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

December 22, 2008 |