Small Brush Fire Extinguished In Tampa Palms
Published on 11 May 2012 in News
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Matt Wiley
A University of South Florida alumnus with a Bachelor's degree in magazine journalism. When not covering news in New Tampa and Wesley Chapel for the Neighborhood News, he also is a USF St. Pete graduate student, working towards his Master's degree in journalism studies. He spends his free time skateboarding around Tampa, searching for that perfect brew. editorialdept@ntneighborhoodnews.comhide
Things have been heating up recently in New Tampa, partly due to the warming weather, and partly due to a small brush fire on May 10.
Tampa Fire Rescue (TFR) reports that two 13-year-old boys admitted to starting a small brush fire near Freedom High School on May 10 around 6:30 p.m. The boys were apparently playing with matches, when one of them accidentally lit a small, wooded area near the 1700 block of Emerald Chase Dr. a flame.
TFR responded after a call around 6:30 p.m. and contained the fire, which burned about four acres. It took about one hour to extinguish the blaze. One of the boys in question actually made the 911 call. No injuries or propert damage were reported.
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