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Video News from News Channel 8:
Listen to the 911 tapes from the Ybor fire
Fire sweeps Ybor City
Philip Shores Elementary Evacuation
Fire claims Post Office


Web links
Message board - talk about the fire
Historical information (ybor.org)
Ybor Museum web link

Background stories:
Framing dooms project
Loss threatens rebirth
Strategy for fire: Douse, retreat
Heat takes its toll on weary firefighters
Heroic effort made to spare church
Radar reflects blanketed area
Ybor - a history of disastrous fires
About the apartment complex
Party in Ybor doesn't miss a beat
Tampa development trends


A fire swept from east to west through the northern portion of Ybor City Friday morning, leveling the $32.8 million Camden apartment complex that was under construction, destroying a post office and injuring firefighters.
Fire authorities assess performance
Ybor fire timeline
Camden announces it will rebuild apartments
Post office employees set up shop
Ruins remain a smoldering Ybor attraction
Smoke, wonder hang in the air
Developer to decide next step
Smoke turns from glory to gloom
Ybor Inferno


See a photo slide show of the blaze

Frequently asked questions:
Did my mail burn up?
`Heatwave' undaunted by disaster
Damage estimates
Firefighters by the numbers
How it happened





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