Fire sparks inside multiple units at St. Pete storage building: First responders
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Multiple units caught on fire at a St. Petersburg storage building Wednesday afternoon near 22nd Avenue North and 25th Street North, according to first responders.
Firefighters with St. Pete Fire Rescue responded to CubeSmart Self Storage's facility at around 3:45 p.m. to find heavy smoke and flames coming from multiple units and the roof.
A view from SkyFOX showed plumes of smoke coming from the facility as crews continue to work at the scene.
Officials said crews worked to get the fire under control despite challenging conditions they faced, including the intensity of the fire and the amount of combustible materials. Fire Rescue said they brought the fire under control within minutes of arriving and prevented the fire from spreading to even more units at the facility.
Firefighters did say no injuries have been reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, and officials said management at CubeSmart is fully cooperating to determine what started the fire.