Crime & Safety

Riverview Fire Leaves 1 Dead, Destroys House

Determining the cause of the fire will be"difficult at best."

At 3:44 a.m. this morning, November 15, 2012, Hillsborough County
Fire Rescue responded to a fire at 13918 Raulerson Road in Riverview.

When the fire was extinguished, one person was found dead inside the home, accoring to a media release from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

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Neighbors called 911 to report the fire and "one reported having knocked on the door but received no response," Hillsborough Fire Rescue said in an email.

The home is considered a total loss and the amount of damage could make determining the cause of the fire "difficult at best," said Fire Rescue personnel.

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The name of the person killed has not yet been released.


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