Fire breaks out at abandoned home in East Tampa: TFR

A fire broke out at a single-story house in East Tampa on Tuesday morning, according to Tampa Fire Rescue.

Crews arrived at the home at 10:30 a.m. where they found heavy smoke and flames on the 800 block of E Baker St. near Nebraska and Lake Ave.

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Courtesy: Tampa Fire Rescue.

According to TFR, the building was an abandoned home.

As the fire intensified, firefighters began a defensive attack and helped rescue one person from a neighboring home.

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Courtesy: Tampa Fire Rescue.

A fire inspector was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Nobody else was injured.

Fire crews were able to bring the fire under control within 60 minutes.

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What's next:

Investigators will be working to determine the cause of the fire.

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The Source: Information for this story was provided by Tampa Fire Rescue.

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