BRANDON, Fla. – Fire ripped through a Brandon residence Sunday afternoon, sending thick plumes of smoke into the air and forcing crews to briefly retreat from the structure.
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue was alerted to the emergency at 4:12 PM after multiple 911 callers reported flames at 1106 Sunshine Avenue. Responding units could see a heavy column of smoke from several blocks away, prompting an immediate “working fire” declaration before they even arrived on the scene.
The first engine to reach the address found a single-story house heavily involved in fire, with flames tearing through the garage and the back of the building…