GIBSONTON, Fla. — Hillsborough County Fire Rescue is working to extinguish a three-alarm fire in Gibsonton.
HCFR said the fire happened on US 41 near Big Bend Road, damaging an aluminum building in that area.
Firefighters initially thought it was a brush fire, but discovered a 13,000 square foot business tucked in the trees on fire.
HCFR says the business is Savich Wholesale, a place that both stores and sales various items.
"It was a 13,000 square foot structure involved deep in the woods along with some conex boxes and dumpsters filled with debris. So it was a significant fire. It quickly went two alarms within 15 minutes and another 45 minutes after that, it went to a third alarm," said HFCR Acting PIO Danny Alvarez.
There were no injuries reported.
"At this time, there's no indication as to what they had in there and if there was a potential accelerant for the fire. However, we did have some LP tanks that did blow on scene, and that created additional fire hazards for us. But with all that is under control at this time," he added.
Investigators continue to look for a cause for the fire. US-41 in Gibsonton remains closed as they investigate.
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