Crime & Safety
Electrical Fire Extinguished at W. Hillsborough Ave. Sweetbay
A refrigerator motor had caught fire, Tampa Fire Rescue officials said. No injuries were reported, and no damage estimates were given.
Firefighters extinguished an electrical fire that filled a local Sweetbay Supermarket with smoke Monday afternoon, Tampa Fire Rescue reported.
A fire crew responded to the at 2333 W. Hillsborough Ave. at 1:49 p.m. Monday after an automatic fire alarm was triggered. The crew found smoke coming from the rear of the store, where a refrigerator motor had caught fire. It was extinguished within about eight minutes, officials said.
The store was evacuated with the help of store managers, and Tampa Fire Rescue used a high powered fan from its ventilation truck to clear it of smoke. The store was turned back over to management around 2:30 p.m.
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Investigators ruled the cause as an accidental electrical fire.
No civilian or firefighter injuries were reported, and no damage estimates were given.
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About 21 responders were on scene, officials said.
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