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Multiple tractor-trailers catch fire in Tampa

By Rachel TuckerNathaniel Rodriguez,

2023-02-04

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Fire Rescue responded to a fire involving multiple tractor-trailers Saturday morning.

Officials said the fire happened at a business in the area of 39th Street and Adamo Drive.

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Photos of the scene showed multiple trucks destroyed by the fire as smoke billowed in the air. Tampa Fire Rescue said nine trucks were involved in the fire.

Crews got the blaze under control within an hour. No firefighters or bystanders were injured.

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First responders closed 39th Street closed from Adamo Drive to 7th Avenue, but it has since reopened.

Photos uploaded to social media showed smoke being visible to people on Bayshore Boulevard.

Fire officials are still investigating what caused the fire.

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