BRANDON, Fla. – Hillsborough County Fire Rescue fought a residential fire in Brandon Wednesday morning. The 911 call came in at 10:50 A.M. from an individual reporting a house at 807 S. Kings Avenue was on fire.
When the first engine arrived, heavy smoke was billowing out of the single-story home, and flames were visible in the garage.
Crews deployed hose lines and entered the structure to battle the blaze aggressively, declaring the fire under control in just 8 minutes.
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Additional units arrived on the scene and helped with water supply, search, and firefighting operations.
Primary and secondary were completed, and no occupants or pets were inside the residence. No first responders were injured.
The occupant discarded a wooded match after lighting candles in the kitchen, which eventually caught fire in her garbage can and quickly grew beyond her ability to extinguish. She was able to evacuate the home safely.
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