Brooksville Mobile Home Destroyed in Fire

(Brooksville, FL) Just after 7:30 p.m. Saturday November 9th, HCFR responded to a residential house fire in the 8100 block of Jayson Drive in Brooksville. Units arrived to find heavy smoke and fire coming from a double wide mobile home. An aggressive offensive strategy was employed and the fire was quickly knocked down. All human occupants were able to safely evacuate the structure, however, two dogs perished in the blaze. No injuries to firefighters, the Red Cross is assisting the 5 displaced occupants, and the cause is under investigation by the State Fire Marshalls Office.