Fire Rips Through Bradenton Home

BRADENTON, FL — The Bradenton Fire Department is investigating an early Tuesday morning blaze that caused an estimated $30,000 in damage to a home on Sixth Street East.

According to the agency, crews were called out to a home in the 1000 block of Sixth Street East just after 6 a.m. May 9. When they arrived, firefighters found flames and smoke coming front of the home.

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While the fire was deemed under control by 6:15 a.m., officials say the structure suffered extensive damage. The home’s occupants, three adults and two children, along with two pets, were safely evacuated before firefighters arrived, the agency noted in a Tuesday email to media.

The Red Cross was called in to assist the family.

The cause of the blaze remains unknown as an investigation continues.

Further information is not yet available.

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