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Photo by: fox13news Dozens of firefighters from multiple agencies were busy Monday morning, battling a fire that destroyed two townhomes off Lands End Drive in Longboat Key. Longboat Key Fire Rescue said it could have been even worse if it weren’t for witnesses and 911 calls.   What we know: Just before 10 a.m. on Monday, neighbors knew something was wrong off Lands End Drive in Longboat Key. “There was a ton of smoke coming out of the house on both sides.

Sarasota police officers rescued two adults from a burning home on the 2200 block of North Osprey Avenue Friday night, with body camera video capturing the moments they entered the structure as flames spread through the building. Officer Anthony Zippone said he was approximately one street away when the fire broke out. He and other officers arrived to find the home engulfed in flames and people running from the scene. “Saw huge flames coming from the house, people kind of

Photo by: UC breaks news A man was injured after a propane tank in an outdoor kitchen exploded at a home on Riverside Drive in Cape Coral Monday afternoon. The Cape Coral Fire Department responded to the explosion, and they say there was an open flame around the tank that caused it to happen. The fire department says using an open flame around a propane tank is not advisable. When you experience a fire accident, the aftermath can be overwhelming.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian in Port Orange. Troopers say the crash occurred on Big Tree Road and La Costa Village Boulevard. Preliminary evidence shows a 2011 Toyota Corolla traveling eastbound on Big Tree Road approached La Costa Village Boulevard before it fatally struck a pedestrian walking from north to south, entering the eastbound lane of Big Tree Road, FHP said. The driver of the Corolla is a 20-year-old from Daytona Beach and

A major crash has shut down a part of I-4 westbound in Altamonte Springs. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened just before 8 a.m. on Tuesday. Drivers traveling westbound between SR-434 and SR-436 should expect delays. Drivers can use the I-4 westbound express to avoid the backups. FHP is reporting that people were injured in the crash. A car accident can leave you overwhelmed with medical bills, lost wages, and stress about what comes next. That’s where

 Marion County Fire Rescue crews responded to a construction site along Southwest 49th Court in Ocala on Monday morning after a worker injured his back and became stranded on the roof. According to 911 calls, the worker hurt his back while lifting something heavy and was unable to get down from the roof on his own. Crews raised a bucket to the roof and lowered the injured worker safely to the ground. The worker was then taken to the hospital.

A 19-year-old attending the University of Florida was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after officers say she was hit while near a crosswalk on campus. Gainesville Police Department officers have launched a traffic homicide investigation into the crash that occurred near Buckman Drive and University Avenue around 10:30 a.m. on Monday. Officers say the student entered the roadway near a marked crosswalk when a box truck headed southbound on Buckman Drive crashed into her. The box truck is

 One person was taken to the hospital on Monday after a house caught fire on Tierra Verde Lane in the Greenland neighborhood. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said the one individual who self-evacuated suffered non-life-threatening injuries. No one else was home. The fire was under control around 8:30 p.m., JFRD said. News4JAX is working to learn more. Suffering injuries or property loss from a fire accident can be devastating, leaving victims unsure of where to turn. Ovadia Law Group

A man is dead after crashing the SUV he was driving Monday night on Eastport Road in Jacksonville. The crash happened at about 8:47 p.m. Jacksonville police said the driver, a man in his late 20’s, was driving a Dodge SUV eastbound in the 600 block of Eastport Road. A semi tractor trailer was traveling southbound on Textile Road making a wide turn on to westbound Eastport Road “resulting in a head-on collision with the Dodge SUV,” a police news

A hit-and-run crash with injuries at the Forest Hill Boulevard on-ramp to I-95 South is blocking traffic on Tuesday morning. Florida 511 reported the crash at the ramp from Exit 66 at 6:10 a.m. In the latest update at 6:24 a.m., officials said that the on-ramp left lane has been blocked. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that this is a hit-and-run crash with injuries. A hit‑and‑run accident can leave you feeling frightened, confused, and unsure of what to do next.

Two pedestrians were reportedly struck hours apart on U.S. 1 in Fort Pierce on Sunday, leaving one dead and another critical. The first crash happened around 7 p.m. on the 2100 block of U.S. Highway 1 near Virginia Avenue, according to the Fort Pierce Police Department. Crash investigators say a man driving an Infiniti was heading northbound on the highway when another man attempted to cross the highway from west to east outside of the designated crosswalk. The pedestrian was subsequently struck

A portion of Crosstown Parkway in Port St. Lucie has been reopened after a fatal crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle just before noon Monday. Investigators from the Port St. Lucie Police Department arrived on the scene of a crash near Southwest Crosstown Parkway and Southwest Southern Hills Drive. Crosstown Parkway was closed for a few hours while rescue personnel responded. A 65-year-old man who was on the motorcycle was transported to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, and was later