On Thursday at around 3 p.m., Pasco County Fire Rescue responded to a fire at the Cobalt Apartments in Wesley Chapel. It was a three-alarm fire that has left the building unhabitable and in danger of collapse.
By Friday, investigators had concluded that the fire was caused by a lightning strike. The building is considered a total loss and no one was allowed to re-enter, displacing approximately 400 residents across over 90 units that had to be evacuated. No casualties or injuries have been reported, including dozens of pets that were rescued safely. All residences are accounted for with no one reported missing…