Steve's Home Burns, Community Rallies

0:00It's April 18th. Welcome to Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI. On April 6th, Steve Karossi's home in Dunedin, Florida, went up in flames around 1030 AM. He was working outside, spotted smoke billowing from the back, and bolted inside to rescue his three dogs first. He threw a ladder against the house, grabbed the garden hose to fight the blaze, and snatched a few key items like boxes of uniforms for the Dunedin. Highlanders, the bagpipe group he founded, plus childhood videos and keepsakes from his kids. This house holds deep roots for Steve, his aunt bought it back in 1981, and it's been his happy escape since boyhood visits from Cleveland. Losing it hits hard, especially after he just dealt with a gas stove fire in November. Fire crews initially pinned it on electrical issues, but Steve points to a faulty gas pressure regulator, and they returned Friday for another look. He's piecing together what went wrong while starting over. The community's got his back strong. Nikki Becker from the Green Table Restaurant kicked off a go fund me to help rebuild, leaving

1:04Steve overwhelmed by the love. Moments like these remind us how people pull together when it counts.