House Fire in Brooksville: Pets Lost, Family Safe

0:00It's April 20th. Welcome in. This is Tampa Bay News today, where local news meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. Early Monday morning, just before 1am, firefighters in Hernando County rushed to Dan Lynn Street in Brooksville after a house went up in heavy. Flames. Crews knocked down the blaze in just 20 minutes, but it was too late for two family pets inside who didn't make it out. The three people living there had the good sense to escape on their own before help arrived, leaving them safe, but without a home. Now the American Red Cross is stepping in to help those three folks get back on their feet after the displacement. Investigators point to an electrical issue as the likely spark, a reminder to check those wires before they turn deadly.