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Person rescued from home next door to house engulfed in smoke, flames in Ybor Heights area: TFR

2-alarm house fire in Tampa
Home engulfed in smoke and flames in Tampa after 2-alarm fire: TFR
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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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2-alarm house fire in Tampa

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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