Sun Valley Mobile Home Park Fire in Tarpon Springs

0:00Fire ripped through the Sun Valley Mobile Home Park in Tarpen Springs, Florida, Sunday evening around 7pm. One mobile home went up in flames. First, then jumped to the one next door. Firefighters from Tarpen Springs Fire Rescue hit the scene fast and knocked it down in just 30 minutes. They called a second alarm right away because the blaze was intense, pulling in extra crews from East Lake, Palm Harbor, and Dunedin to handle it. One person got burned bad enough to head to Tampa General Hospital. Another got treated right there on site in the Red Cross stepped in to help a displaced resident. The fire marshal is still digging into what sparked it all, so no word yet on the cause. Crews made sure everyone was safe, but investigations like this remind us how quick these parkfires can spread. Stay vigilant out there. That's the story for today. Tampa Bay News Today, Driven by AI.