Citrus County Fire Rescue responds to Homosassa structure fire destroying two sheds and damaging a mobile home

A local property sustained significant damage to structures and vehicles, leaving an occupant in need of assistance from the American Red Cross and prompting an ongoing investigation into potential connections with an earlier vehicle fire at the same location.

• •Two sheds were completely destroyed and a mobile home, boat, and pickup truck were damaged in a Saturday night fire in Homosassa.
• •Citrus County Fire Rescue firefighters were dispatched to a property on South Frank Meyer Point at 10:33 p.m.
• •Roughly 25 percent of the mobile home was involved in the fire, with the damage primarily affecting a bedroom and exterior siding.
• •Crews brought the mobile home fire under control around 10:55 p.m. and had all fires fully under control by 11:04 p.m.
• •Searches of the mobile home confirmed that no people or pets remained inside, and no injuries were reported.
• •Crews had previously responded to a separate vehicle fire at the same property earlier on Saturday, though officials have not determined if the two fires are related.
• •The Florida State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause and origin of the structure fire.
• •The American Red Cross was contacted to assist the property occupant, and the electric utility company disconnected power to the property.