TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – Fire crews from across the county descended on a Tarpon Springs neighborhood Thursday afternoon as a fast-moving fire tore through a local residence.
At approximately 1:02 p.m. on March 26, 2026, Pinellas County Dispatch was flooded with calls from witnesses reporting heavy smoke and visible flames erupting from a yard and a house located at 708 Anclote Road.
The first Tarpon Springs Fire Rescue unit to arrive on the scene found the back of the house heavily engulfed in smoke and fire. Firefighters immediately pulled hose lines and pushed into the building to battle the blaze from the inside…