ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – One person is dead and two injured in a St. Petersburg house fire that happened just before 5:00 am on Sunday.
According to officials, at approximately 4:45 a.m., St. Petersburg Fire Rescue responded to the 700 block of 63rd Ave N for reports of a house on fire.
Units arrived to find a house completely involved with fire and two adult victims in the front yard.
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Crews immediately treated the two victims and transported them to the hospital in stable condition. Simultaneously, crews started using large hose lines to extinguish the fire and ensure it would be contained to the house and not spread to neighboring homes.
After the fire was out, units entered the home to search for victims, where they found an adult who perished in the fire. SPFR Fire Investigator is on the scene collecting data.
Currently, the fire is under investigation.
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