TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. – Treasure Island Fire Rescue, along with other Pinellas County Fire Departments, battled a 3-Alarm Fire in Treasure Island Tuesday.
At approximately 3:27 p.m., Treasure Island Fire Rescue responded to multiple reports of a house fire at 131 95th Avenue in Treasure Island.
Upon arrival, crews found a two-story, single-family, wood-framed structure house fully engulfed with flames coming through the roof.
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“To get the fire under control, incident, commanders, upgraded to a second-alarm fire and then to a 3-alarm fire,” said TIFR.
“After life safety, Our main concern was the exposure protection,” TIFR Chief Trip Barrs said. “Given the close quarters, narrow street, and radiant heat from the fire we did not have the ability to put the fire truck in front of the structure. Live power lines on two sides of the structure hampered our ability to access fire hydrants for water supply. We used our 500 gallons of tank water on the fire engine to initially knock the fire back and then worked on our water supply so we could get in and finish the job.”
The fire melted plastic on the house across the street and started a fire at the house next door.
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Officials say a three-story occupied condo building directly behind the house sustained minor damage. Crews were able to keep the fire from entering both neighboring structures.
The fire is under investigation. There were no injuries.
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