2 Injured In Valrico Fire

VALRICO, FL — Hillsborough County Fire Rescue officials are investigating an early morning mobile home fire in Valrico that sent two people to the hospital.

According to the agency, a 911 call came in around 2 a.m. March 29 about a mobile home fire in the 2200 block of St. Cloud Avenue South. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they saw heavy flames coming from the home and a vehicle that was parked outside.

Crews initially began working to attack flames in the home’s interior, but were forced into a defensive stance due to heavy involvement, the agency wrote in a Wednesday morning email. It took firefighters about 30 minutes to bring the blaze under control.

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Fire rescue officials say there were two occupants in the home when the fire erupted. Both were able to evacuate on their own, but not without injuries. Both people, who are not being identified, were transported to a local hospital for treatment. The agency says one person suffered burns and the other smoke inhalation. Their conditions were unknown.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

No further information is available at this time.

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Photo courtesy of Hillsborough County Fire Rescue