1 Dead in Gibsonton House Fire

GIBSONTON, FL — Hillsborough County Fire Rescue is investigating the cause of a Monday blaze that claimed one life.

According to the agency, a call about a fire in the 11600 block of East Bay Road came in around 8:30 p.m. Oct. 10. When crews arrived on the scene, they found heavy smoke and fire coming from a doublewide mobile home.

“Crews started their fire attack, but due to the amount of fire and heat coming from the home crews had to perform a defensive attack from outside the home,” an email from fire rescue said. “It took crews about an hour to get the fire under control.”

Once the blaze was under control, firefighters performed a search and found a person dead inside, the email said. The victim is described as a male, but authorities are not releasing the victim’s name or age at this time.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation with the State Fire Marshall, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and Hillsborough County Fire Investigators all involved.

No further information is available at this time.

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