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 A dog was killed Wednesday evening after a large blaze broke out at a home in South Tampa, firefighters said. Crews with Tampa Fire Rescue arrived at the single-story home on West Euclid Avenue around 7 p.m. Wednesday. Firefighters said smoke and flames were visible. Photos showed a large plume of smoke ascending into the sky and flames bursting through the home’s roof. According to officials, crews tried to extinguish the fire from inside the home, but “erupting combustible” made

Late Wednesday night, officials responded to a house fire in Port St. Joe. The homeowner says he was inside of the home when the fire started. According to the owner, the house had just finished being rebuilt after being previously damaged during Hurricane Michael back in 2018. No injuries have been reported at this time. How Ovadia Law Group Handles Fire Accident Claims When you’re injured in a fire accident, the aftermath can be overwhelming. At Ovadia Law Group, we

 A man died in a crash Wednesday evening in Baker County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the crash happened around 8:12 p.m. on Industrial Park Road and Enterprise East Boulevard. According to FHP, the 45-year-old man was driving a pickup truck north on Industrial Park Road when he left the road to the right and overturned. The man, who was from Jacksonville, died at the scene, according to the crash report. Get Legal Help After a Car

One person was taken to the hospital after a crash between a vehicle and a motorcycle near Santa Barbara Boulevard and Sea Grass Lane in Collier County. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the call came in at approximately 6:16 p.m., and one person was taken by ambulance to the hospital. CCSO said deputies received reports that the motorcycle caught fire; however, the flames were out by the time deputies reached the scene. The scene has since cleared. Gulf

A breaker box caught fire at a duplex in the 1700 block of Sunshine Boulevard in Golden Gate. According to the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District, one person was transported to an area hospital, but everyone was able to make it out of the home. Fire officials said the fire was extinguished, no firefighters were injured and the cause of the fire is unknown at this time. Why Ovadia Law Group is Your Advocate After a Fire Accident A fire

Skid marks along Savona Parkway West mark the scene of a dramatic rollover crash near Gulf Middle School that left one driver with minor injuries Wednesday morning. Surveillance video shows a white SUV losing control and flipping near the intersection of Savona Parkway and Southwest 18th Street. The impact threw the driver from the vehicle, but police say he was fortunate to escape with only minor injuries. Several middle school students witnessed the crash while walking to class, describing the

Photo by: (WJXT) The Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department responded to a boat fire on Wednesday afternoon. The fire put a huge plume of smoke in the air, where the boat caught fire in the Ortega River near the Port 32 Marina. Two fire rescue marine boats were on the scene to put out the flames and remove debris. No injuries were reported. Why Ovadia Law Group is Your Advocate After a Fire Boat Accident A fire boat accident can cause

The Brief A 49-year-old bicyclist is dead after troopers say he was hit by a semi-truck while trying to cross U.S. Highway 41 in Hillsborough County Tuesday evening. What we know: According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened at around 6:45 p.m. in the Palm River-Clair Mel area, near 24th Avenue South and U.S. 41. FHP says a 49-year-old Brandon man tried to cross the road on his bike when he was struck by a Volvo semi-truck. The bicyclist died

Photo by: Hearst OwnedWPBF 25 News First responders are at the scene of an incident in Western Palm Beach County on Wednesday afternoon. The Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said that at 2:25 p.m., it and Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue responded to the area of Beeline Highway and Northlake Boulevard because of an incident with a train. When they arrived, they discovered a severely damaged and overturned dump truck. An Amtrak passenger train was stopped in the immediate area.

One person was hospitalized after a shooting at a Wesley Chapel apartment complex on Wednesday morning. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office responded to the shooting around 1:30 a.m. Deputies said a preliminary investigation found that two men, who knew each other, got into an argument, which led to one of the men shooting the other. The man who was shot was transported to a nearby hospital, where he is in critical condition but stable. Deputies are continuing to investigate the

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested a man charged with DUI manslaughter after a crash that killed a teacher and his 1-year-old son on Baymeadows Road. LFP, 24, turned himself in on Sunday after an investigation. Detectives said P was driving drunk on May 16, when his car struck Mitchell Patch and his son as they were leaving Wicked Barley. P was taken to a nearby hospital, where his blood alcohol level was .107, well above the legal limit. JSO got

 A man died in a crash Wednesday morning in Putnam County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the crash happened around 5:25 a.m. on State Road 20, near Lake Shore Drive. According to FHP, a 38-year-old man was driving an Arctic Cat side-by-side vehicle on the eastbound sidewalk of SR-20 when he suddenly lost control of the vehicle and entered the road. Troopers said the side-by-side then overturned and rotated clockwise. According to the crash report, the 38-year-old