A 75-year-old wheelchair-bound woman is in serious condition tonight after her electrical recliner caught fire, Hernando County Fire Rescue said. ...more

October 27, 2009

A fire broke out this morning on the second floor of a building that houses residents 55 and older, prompting authorities to evacuate about 20 people, fire officials said. No residents in the building were injured, Capt. K. Larry Thompson of Lealman Fire District said. The 20 residents were congregating this morning at a clubhouse at Town Apartments, 5855 18th St., N., awaiting the American Red Cross to help them find shelter, Thompson said. ...more

October 23, 2009

A fire broke out in an unoccupied house this morning in south St. Petersburg, but it was brought under control in about 10 minutes, and much of the residence was salvaged, St. Petersburg fire officials say. ...more

September 17, 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 fire tonight in an unoccupied South Tampa house caused about $15,000 damage, fire officials say. ...more

July 31, 2009

A 44-year-old man got a painful and potentially deadly chemistry lesson Thursday when he mixed bleach and a household cleaner that contained ammonia. ...more

July 31, 2009

Firefighters have extinguished a fire that broke out on a boat at the Speckled Trout Marina this morning, Palm Harbor fire officials say. ...more

July 29, 2009

The body of a woman turned up in Lake Maggiore this morning, about five feet from shore, according to St. Petersburg fire officials. ...more

July 19, 2009

A man in his 40s was struck and killed by a Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus this afternoon, fire officials say. ...more

July 13, 2009

A lightning-damaged oak tree toppled onto a two-story St. Petersburg apartment house today, doing major damage to the building. ...more

July 11, 2009