Fiery semi-truck ignites nearby mobile home in Tampa
Courtesy: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.
TAMPA, Fla. - Firefighters are investigating after a semi-truck caught fire and sparked a blaze at a nearby mobile home Sunday afternoon.
It happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. at 5015 20th Avenue South in Tampa.
According to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, dispatchers received a call from someone reporting a semi-truck fire at the location. The individual also said that the fire was threatening a mobile home that was in the truck’s vicinity.
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When firefighters arrived, the semi-truck and mobile home were both on fire.
HCFR tackled the mobile home fire first and then battled the semi-truck blaze. Firefighters put out the blaze within ten minutes.
Crews say there was nobody inside the mobile home and there were no reported injuries to civilians or firefighters.