Tampa father and son lose everything in overnight fire, including dog and grandmother’s ashes

The Brief

  • A Tampa father says a fire that sparked in the middle of the night robbed his family of everything they owned.
  • Tampa Fire responded to a house fire on Idlewild Ave. around 5 a.m. on Thursday.
  • Their dog died in the fire, and grandma’s ashes are still missing.

TAMPA A Tampa father says a fire that sparked in the middle of the night robbed his family of everything they owned.

“I lost everything, everything I owned was in this home,” said Brian Rhodes, walking through the charred frame of his house.

Rhodes and his five-year-old son weren’t home when the flames tore through.

“I got a call about 6 am,” he said.

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