Shore Acres home under renovation after being damaged during Hurricane Idalia catches fire: SPFR

SHORE ACRES, Fla. - Firefighters are investigating a house fire in Shore Acres. 

It happened Monday around 3:15 a.m. on the 1500 block of Connecticut Ave. NE.

"The neighbors noticed smoke coming from the house at Connecticut Avenue and immediately called 911," St. Pete Fire-Rescue deputy fire marshal Lt. Garth Swingle said. "We arrived. We saw smoke coming from all of the eaves all around the house."

According to St. Petersburg Fire Rescue, the fire caused significant damage to the home, which was under renovation after being damaged during Hurricane Idalia. 

A Shore Acres house fire is under investigation. 

Firefighters say nobody was home at the time of the fire because the family who live there had relocated while their home was under renovation. 

"We do have an investigator there. Investigator is going over all of the evidence, the photos, the interviews, everything that he can do. And then he's going to come up with his conclusion. We'll try to see if we can find the origin where it started and the cause of why it started," Swingle said.