Crime & Safety
1 Cat Killed, Family And Other Pets Survive Mobile Home Fire In Ruskin
A cat was killed, but the family and two other cats survived a mobile home fire Saturday afternoon at 600 Sundrop Circle in Ruskin.
RUSKIN, FL — A cat was killed but the family and two other cats survived a mobile home fire Saturday afternoon at 600 Sundrop Circle in Ruskin, authorities said.
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue was called to a mobile home fire at 4:18 p.m. Saturday and arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the mobile home.
Crews quickly knocked down the fire with a hand-held hose and then used water supplied by Engine 17 to finish putting out the fire.
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Three cats were pulled from the blaze, but one died. All the occupants of the mobile escaped with no injuries.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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