Tampa Apartments Headlines

Tampa apartment fire caused by hot stove, investigators say

By Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer Monday, August 30, 2010 TAMPA — Investigators determined that an object left on a hot stove caused the fire that left at least three families without a home Sunday and an apartment building ruined, Tampa Fire Rescue said. A burner on a stove top at the Brookside Apartments, 8409 Del Rio Way, was left on, Fire Rescue said, which provided a heat source that ...

Tampa apartment fire under investigation

(Tampa Fire Rescue photo) Someone called around 5:30 a.m. Sunday to report a fire at the Brookside Apartments in the 8400 block of Del Rio Way.

Tampa apartment fire leaves three families without home

Times staff Sunday, August 29, 2010 TAMPA — Three families are out of a home after fire crews battled an apartment fire Sunday morning. The fire broke out at the Brookside Apartments, 8409 Del Rio Way, at about 5:30 a.m., said Captain Lonnie Benniefield of Tampa Fire Rescue. There are six units in the building and the fire was contained mostly to three units, Benniefield said. No one was injured ...

Early morning fire at Tampa apartment complex

Officials with Tampa Fire Rescue say firefighters are battling a two alarm fire at the Brookside Apartments located at 8409 Del Rio Way in Tampa. Click here for photo gallery

Maintenance man saves 2-year-old girl after car crash

A maintenance worker at Brittany Apartments in Fort Myers is credited with saving two-year-old Katia Gool's life Monday.