Man Seriously Injured In Land O’ Lakes Fire

LAND O’ LAKES, FL — Pasco County Fire Rescue is investigating an early Sunday morning two-alarm blaze that destroyed a Land O’ Lakes home and left a man seriously injured.

According to authorities, firefighters were called to a home in the 4500 block of Drexel Road around 2:11 a.m. May 21. Initial reports were that a man was trapped in the upstairs of the home, but first responders found the man had escaped. The man, however, was seriously injured, an email from the department said.

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While the man was airlifted to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, crews began battling the blaze. Five engine crews were called to the scene, along with a ladder company. It took 50 firefighters to bring the blaze under control, the agency reported.

Authorities have not said what caused the fire, but noted the home was a “total loss.”

The name of the man injured and his current condition are not available.

Further information is not yet available. No firefighters were injured battling the blaze.

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Photos courtesy of Pasco County Fire Rescue