Brooksville Resident Suffers Burns And Smoke Inhalation From Kitchen Fire

BROOKSVILLE, Fla – Hernando County Fire Rescue, along with the City of Brooksville Fire Department, responded to a reported structure fire in the 1500 block of Jefferson Street at 2 am Friday morning.

Officials say the initial reports were a kitchen fire with a neighbor attempting to extinguish it with a garden hose.

First arriving units found smoke from a duplex, and the neighbor’s efforts had knocked the fire down.

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Fire crews extinguished the remaining hot spots.

The home occupant sustained minor burns and smoke inhalation and was transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

“There were no smoke detectors observed in the building,” according to HCFR.

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