Europe EditionFire leaves 'extensive damage' at St. Pete Beach shopping plaza
- Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire starting Tuesday afternoon at the CVS Pharmacy located at 4685 Gulf Boulevard in St. Pete Beach’s Dolphin Village Shopping Center.
- Officials and spokesperson Marc Portugal said crews believe the fire began inside the CVS and later spread to the adjacent Publix and other parts of the plaza.
- Fire crews faced challenges from hotspots inside void spaces within the front façade, forcing them to breach the exterior with hose line pressure during overhaul operations.
- At least 42 fire units responded to the blaze, which caused a partial roof collapse, extensive damage, and smoke or water damage to multiple businesses in the plaza.
- The fire was contained by late Tuesday night with no reported injuries, all plaza businesses remained closed Wednesday as a precaution while investigations into the cause continue.
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Fires at CVS, Publix shopping center cause severe damage in St. Pete Beach
Investigators are working to figure out what caused a large fire at a St. Pete Beach CVS, which later spread to Publix and other stores on Tuesday, leading to an hours-long effort to put the flames out.
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