TAMPA, Fla. — A neighbor rescued a person from the home next door to a two-alarm blaze in the Ybor Heights area on Tuesday.
Tampa Fire Rescue (TFR) said firefighters responded to a house fire at the 800 block of E. Baker St. around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Crews found a single-story home fully engulfed in flames. Tampa Bay 28 photographer Andre Ameal captured the heavy smoke and flames coming from the house.
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TFR said the fire was a two-alarm, requiring more trucks and equipment due to its intensity.
No one was in the house. TFR said one person was rescued from the home next door by neighbors and a TFR fire inspector. The person was evaluated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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