{"id":2876,"date":"2026-06-08T11:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2876"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:04:11","slug":"st-petersburg-car-crash-car-slams-into-home-and-sparks-fire-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2876","title":{"rendered":"St. Petersburg car crash: Car slams into home and sparks fire, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2873\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8fd874da7b16ac5cf0bb755a32d9b796.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8fd874da7b16ac5cf0bb755a32d9b796.webp 764w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8fd874da7b16ac5cf0bb755a32d9b796-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><span><strong>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>A St. Petersburg home was destroyed after a car crashed into the living room early on Monday morning, according to authorities.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2871\">Father\u2019s Day gift guide 2026: Ideas for the Self-Care Dad, the Gourmet Dad and more<\/a><\/p> <h2>St. Petersburg car crash<\/h2> <!-- --><p>What we know:<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>Investigators say St. Pete firefighters responded to the 4400 block of 14th Ave S shortly before 3 a.m. on Monday. First responders say a car had taken out the front wall of the living room and started a fire.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2874\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8df6e48375966e4fc73eeb09ccb4a388-768x432.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8df6e48375966e4fc73eeb09ccb4a388-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8df6e48375966e4fc73eeb09ccb4a388-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8df6e48375966e4fc73eeb09ccb4a388.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <\/div> <!-- --><p>According to firefighters, the flames were quickly extinguished and the two people inside the home at the time of the crash were unharmed. The occupant(s) of the car were not at the scene when first responders arrived.<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>READ: <\/strong><strong>Charges dropped against St. Pete garbage truck driver in deadly alley crash, prosecutors say<\/strong><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2868\">Bipartisan bill mandates DOJ study on animal cruelty and domestic abuse<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>St. Pete Fire Rescue says the house is unlivable, and Red Cross was contacted to help residents.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Investigators have not yet identified who was inside the vehicle or what caused the driver to veer off the road into the house.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2863\">Gallery: Prada\u2019s new Artemis IV garment makes sure NASA astronauts are cool, literally<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2875\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ab23fc0613982bc3952af8d8078dc7df-768x432.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ab23fc0613982bc3952af8d8078dc7df-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ab23fc0613982bc3952af8d8078dc7df-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ab23fc0613982bc3952af8d8078dc7df.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <\/div> <!-- --><p>The St. Petersburg Police Department is investigating.<\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A St. Petersburg home was destroyed after a car crashed into the living room early on Monday morning, according to authorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[145],"class_list":["post-2876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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