3-alarm blaze tears through apartment complex on Bearrs Avenue

Hillsborough Fire County Fire Rescue fought a three-alarm blaze at an apartment complex on Bearrs Avenue Thursday afternoon.

Fire officials said they received 911 calls at 4:41 p.m. directing them to the complex at Turtle Creek Circle. Callers said smoke and flames were “pouring out of an apartment,” according to a news release.

The first unit arrived five minutes later and the fire was upgraded to a second alarm, then a third. It took about an hour to contain the fire, officials reported.

Fire officials said they received reports that one person was injured, but the news release stated that “no updated information is available.” A dog died in the fire. A cat was rescued.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.