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Port Tampa Bay sulfur tank fire: Fire crew on scene with Hazmat team; shelter-in-place at Harbor Island

Tampa Fire Rescue and hazardous materials crews responded to an chemical fire incident at Port Tampa Bay.

Port Tampa Bay sulfur tank fire: Fire crew on scene with Hazmat team; shelter-in-place at Harbor Island

On Friday, Tampa Fire Rescue and their Hazardous Materials team responded to a reported fire at a sulfur plant in Port Tampa Bay, Florida. A shelter-in-place order was issued for nearby Harbor Island residents. The Tampa Fire Rescue reported firefighters and HazMat personnel were "on scene, mitigating the incident." To prevent the spread of poisonous gases, winds coming from the east may carry the hazardous material across Davis and Harbor Island into the mainland.

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