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Two-alarm fire at Tampa apartment complex injures one and damages 20 units

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Tampa firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex Saturday morning that injured one person and scorched about 20 units. Tampa Fire Rescue (TFR) responded to the structure fire at the Bay Colony Apartments on the 5000 block of East Colonial Drive at about 3:24 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find a two-story apartment building with heavy smoke and fire showing from a second-floor unit. TFR says they entered the apartment but had to evacuate the unit as fire conditions worsened. A second alarm was requested, bringing additional resources to the scene. Crews began extinguishing the fire from the outside using several water hoses and a ladder. The fire was under control within one hour and fifteen minutes, officials said.

WFTS-TV ABC 28 Tampa

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