Apartment Fire Displaces 2 Families

Tampa Fire Rescue units responded to a two-alarm structure fire Monday at the , 11613 N. 50th St.

As fire crews approached the scene, they saw a moderate amount of smoke coming from a second floor apartment, according to a press release from Tampa Fire Rescue. It took firefighters approximately 20 minutes to get the fire under control. No one was injured, but an estimated $75,000 of damage was caused to two second-floor apartments.

Investigators questioned witnesses on the scene. One said he smelled and saw smoke coming from a storage room on his balcony. He said he tried to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher but was unable to because the smoke and flames had grown.

Investigators determined that the fire spread into a neighbor’s apartment, the release states. They said discarded smoking materials caused the fire.

Terrace Pointe Apartments management was on scene to assist with the displaced families.