RECOVERY AGENT TO THE RESCUE
YBOR CITY – Two Tampa police officers and a mechanic rescued a man from a burning building on Seventh Avenue East in Ybor City this morning.
Police officer Tim Pasley and Sal Mazza, both mounted patrol officers, were in the area buying food for their horses when they smelled smoke coming from 3812 Seventh Avenue East about 11:30 a.m.
The officers called Tampa Fire & Rescue and Officer Mazza kicked open the door of the building with the help of mechanic Jorge Ruiz, 33, who works across the street and also saw the smoke rising from the building.
Mazza found a man lying on the floor. According to Tampa Fire officials Officer Pasley had to go in after them into the building as Mazza was almost overcome by the fire.
The two story building is the office for Eagle Recovery and Transport, a car repossession business.
According to the owner, Eric Dumoulin, one employee was staying at the business in an upstairs apartment.
It was a two-alarm fire and 7th Avenue was blocked off from 36th Street to several blocks to the left.
The man who was rescued and the two police officers were taken to Tampa General Hospital where the officers are being treated for smoke inhalation. The man in his 40s is awake and talking.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
Police officer Tim Pasley and Sal Mazza, both mounted patrol officers, were in the area buying food for their horses when they smelled smoke coming from 3812 Seventh Avenue East about 11:30 a.m.
The officers called Tampa Fire & Rescue and Officer Mazza kicked open the door of the building with the help of mechanic Jorge Ruiz, 33, who works across the street and also saw the smoke rising from the building.
Mazza found a man lying on the floor. According to Tampa Fire officials Officer Pasley had to go in after them into the building as Mazza was almost overcome by the fire.
The two story building is the office for Eagle Recovery and Transport, a car repossession business.
According to the owner, Eric Dumoulin, one employee was staying at the business in an upstairs apartment.
It was a two-alarm fire and 7th Avenue was blocked off from 36th Street to several blocks to the left.
The man who was rescued and the two police officers were taken to Tampa General Hospital where the officers are being treated for smoke inhalation. The man in his 40s is awake and talking.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
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