Mother, 2 children dead in Town 'n' Country apartment fire, sheriff says
A mother and two children died in an early Wednesday morning apartment fire, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said.
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews responded to the two-alarm apartment fire around 3:22 a.m. Wednesday at the Captiva Club Apartments on 4401 Club Captiva Drive in Town 'n' Country.
At least eight apartments burned at the complex, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.
The fire started in a second-floor apartment and spread quickly through a shared attic, a Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokesperson said.
It took crews about 45 minutes to control the fire. Crews are still investigating the cause of the fire.