Pair hurt in Hillsborough fire

TAMPA -- Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews responding to an apartment complex early this morning rescued two people who were found unconscious inside one of the residences, authorities said.

Department spokesman Ray Yeakley said in a statement crews arrived to the Deerpath on the Lake apartments, 10200 N. Armenia Ave., around 1:30 a.m. after someone spotted smoke surrounding one of the buildings. Inside one of the apartments, they found an adult male and an adult female unconscious.

Both were transported to area hospitals with what authorities called serious injuries. Their names were not released.

Yeakley estimated the fire's damage at less than $5,000. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Casey Cora, Times staff writer