Pre-arrival video above and more below from Tj Velez of a multi-alarm fire this (Thursday) morning in Hillsborough County, Florida. I must say this is one of the more inane citizen play-by-play efforts to come our way. Maybe we should play the drinking game on how many times this guy says, “This is the real deal” or that’s “the big-boy ladder.” I don’t drink any more, but after listening to this, I may have to start.
A firefighter was hospitalized Thursday morning after a large fire broke out at a Tampa apartment complex.
The fire was at the Captiva Club Apartments, located at 4513 Castaway Dr. near Kelly Road and Memorial Highway in the Town ‘N Country area.
According to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, 12 units were destroyed in the fire. A total of 16 units have fire, smoke and water damage. Officials said four units are salvageable.
The 2-alarm fire, which swept across the roof of one apartment building, broke out just after 5:30 a.m. Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control after about an hour and a half.
