{"id":100549,"date":"2025-12-30T23:26:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T23:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/100549\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T23:26:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T23:26:40","slug":"over-100-firefighters-fight-blaze-at-st-pete-storage-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/100549\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 100 firefighters fight blaze at St. Pete storage facility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. &#8211; More than 100 firefighters worked to put out a fire at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/pinellas\/st-petersburg?page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">St. Petersburg<\/a> commercial storage facility on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The fire started around 3 p.m. at Ocal Storage, located at 3160 Morris Street North in St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">St. Pete Fire Rescue told FOX 13 that nobody was in the building when they arrived.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/dna-leads-arrest-21-years-after-armed-masked-man-sexually-assaulted-florida-woman-her-home-ccso\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DNA leads to arrest 21 years after armed masked man sexually assaulted Florida woman in her home: CCSO<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The storage facility has a total of 30 units, with 15 in the front and 15 in the back.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/storage-facility-fire.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">Courtesy: St. Petersburg Fire Rescue <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Firefighters said the fire started in the middle of the building, adding that the fire is difficult to fight because the units are unregulated, meaning anything can be stored inside.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">A spokesperson with St. Pete Fire Rescue said that firefighters have found propane tanks, acetylene tanks and two forklifts with fuel.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Firefighters are expected to stay at the storage facility through the night, fighting some remaining hot spots.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/wesley-chapel-family-searches-answers-after-father-hit-killed-left-roadside\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wesley Chapel family searches for answers after father hit, killed and left on roadside<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Motorists are being asked to avoid the area and St. Petersburg police will be directing traffic.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">A man who had two units at the facility for the past 10 years told FOX 13\u2019s Jennifer Kveglis that both units are a total loss.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">It is unclear what caused the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This article was written with information provided by St. Petersburg Fire Rescue and information gathered by FOX 13&#8217;s Jennifer Kveglis at the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/pinellas\/st-petersburg\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Petersburg<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/fire\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fire<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. 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