{"id":55731,"date":"2025-05-15T10:33:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T14:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=55731"},"modified":"2025-05-15T10:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T14:34:18","slug":"polk-county-fire-rescue-responds-to-suspicious-fire-on-dawn-heights-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/05\/15\/polk-county-fire-rescue-responds-to-suspicious-fire-on-dawn-heights-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County Fire Rescue Responds to Suspicious Fire on Dawn Heights Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Polk County Fire Rescue responded to an early morning structure fire on Dawn Heights Drive in Lakeland. The suspected cause of the fire is arson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"413e35\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #413e35;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_PCFR_Dawn_Heights_Dr_Structure_Fire_5_15_25_02-1024x684.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55732 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_PCFR_Dawn_Heights_Dr_Structure_Fire_5_15_25_02-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_PCFR_Dawn_Heights_Dr_Structure_Fire_5_15_25_02-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_PCFR_Dawn_Heights_Dr_Structure_Fire_5_15_25_02-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_PCFR_Dawn_Heights_Dr_Structure_Fire_5_15_25_02-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_PCFR_Dawn_Heights_Dr_Structure_Fire_5_15_25_02-2048x1367.webp 2048w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crews responded at 3:54 a.m. and Engine 35 was first on scene and found a single family home 50% involved. The fire spread to a nearby vehicle.&nbsp; PCFR members also found two patients outside of the structure. Crews worked quickly getting water on the fire at 4:06 a.m. while others on scene provided medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were several people in the home at the time of the fire. All were outside the home when fire crews arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fire was extinguished at 4:15 a.m. PCFR transported one trauma alert patient to a nearby hospital while the other patient received treatment on scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Florida State Fire Marshal\u2019s Office and Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office are investigating the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PCFR reached out to the Red Cross for aid for the displaced individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Polk County Fire Rescue responded to an early morning structure fire on Dawn Heights Drive in Lakeland. The suspected cause of the fire is arson. 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