St. Pete suspicious house fire leaves teen dead, 2 others hospitalized: SPFR

The Brief

  • An 18-year-old woman was killed in an early morning house fire in St. Petersburg’s Coquina Key area, according to St. Pete Fire Rescue.
  • Officials say an adult woman suffered serious injuries, a teen boy had minor injuries and a 10-year-old girl was unharmed.
  • Investigators say the fire is considered suspicious and remains under investigation.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. A house fire in the Coquina Key area early Sunday morning has left one teenager dead and two others injured, according to St. Petersburg Fire Rescue.

What we know:

SPFR says fire crews responded around 3:30 a.m. to the 3960 block of Neptune Drive Southeast, where they found a single-story home engulfed in heavy flames with four people still inside.

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