Dry conditions fueling wildfires statewide: Where s the rain?
Haley Hinds reports
HUDSON, Fla. - What started as a small burn pit in Pasco County flared into a dangerous, costly situation, leaving behind melted metal and torched trees.
Pasco Fire Rescue said a Hudson property owner thought he d fully doused the fire Sunday. But by Monday morning, the unattended fire pit grew and spread fast. The guys are out doing their truck checks and there s just a large column of smoke coming from the area, said Corey Dierdorff, Pasco Fire Rescue Public Information Officer. It turned out to be a pretty big fire. It left the burn pit and ran across about 10 feet of the yard.