NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Two people – an adult and child – were killed in an early-Monday fire in Pasco County.
It happened at about 12:20 a.m. at The Park at Ashley Place apartments in New Port Richey.
Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the building’s second floor. The fire eventually called for a second alarm, officials said.
Firefighters, warned that people may be inside, rushed up the stairs and into the apartment, where they found an adult and child.
Both victims were rushed to local hospitals, where they were later pronounced dead.
Investigators from Pasco County Fire Rescue, the Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office, and the Pasco Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
One firefighter suffered minor burns during firefighting operations, was medically evaluated on the scene, but refused further medical care. It took firefighters approximately 30 minutes to get the fire under control.
