

“This to me here brings back horrible memories, as to when we lost our home,” Mary Johnson said. Some residents who were victims of that fire and still live at this complex were in shock. There is no word on what started the fire at this time.Īccording to records, this is the second fire at 4401 Club Captiva Drive.ĪBC Action News covered another fire in October 2015 that destroyed an entire building at the apartment complex. HCFR says that there are no reports of injuries to civilians or firefighters. “I told him ‘thank you’ and that’s all there is to it,” Tolson said.Īccording to the Hillsborough County Fire Department shift commander Donny Lynn a total of about 8 units were impacted. Six suffered fire damage and two others were damaged by smoke and water. That Good Samaritan possibly saving his life. Tolson was inside with his girlfriend, dog, and one of her friends. He said as soon as he got into the hall it was filled with thick black smoke. “A guy kicked in my door and told me to get the hell out of the building it’s on fire.” “I heard two explosions the apartment unit on the end was already engulfed,” Phil Tolson said.

A fire broke out at the Captiva Club apartments Thursday night sending thick black smoke and flames shooting into the air.
