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Fire destroys Crystal River apartment, Are You Raising Mosquitoes in Your Yard?

Check around your yard and home for places where water collects such as water-

holding containers, house AC drains, and ornamental ponds You May Be Raising Mos-

quitoes! Here are positive steps you the homeowner can take to reduce this menace. Get

At 4:40 am on Sat., Feb. 6, the Citrus County Sheriff s Office, Division of Fire

rid of old tires, tin cans, bottles, jars, buckets and other containers or keep them emptied.

Rescue responded to a fire at a Crystal River apartment building located at 8620 W. Mayo

Empty your small toddler-size wading pool weekly and store it indoors when not in use.

Dr., Apartment 39. Upon arrival at the apartment complex, Engine 3 staff members noted

Make certain your backyard swimming pool is properly maintained.

that one apartment on the first floor was involved in fire. A fast and aggressive fire attack

Repair leaky pipes and outside faucets and move air conditioner drain hoses fre-

was initiated. The quick response from Nature Coast EMS and CCSO deputies aided with

quently. Scrub and change the water in bird baths and in vases holding flowers or cut-

the evacuation of all the residences at the apartment complex. Crews were able to bring the

tings twice each week or grow cuttings in sand. Empty outside water pans for pets daily.

fire under control within 10 minutes.

Clean clogged roof gutters and drain flat roofs and stock ornamental ponds with fish. It s

Due to the apartment having a sprinkler system, the fire was kept from spreading to

A Fact.... All mosquitoes need water to develop. Most prefer slow-moving or stagnant

other apartments until fire crews arrived. Engines from Homosassa, Crystal River, Connell

water in which to lay their eggs. Eliminating potential breeding grounds around your

Heights and Derosa arrived on-scene to assist. The Citrus County Fire Marshal was con-

home will certainly reduce the mosquito menace around your property. One tablespoon

taced, and the cause of the fire is still being investigated. No one was injured. The American

of water will breed over 200 mosquitoes. During warm weather, mosquitoes can complete

Red Cross was contacted to assist all of the families that live in the apartment complex, and

their life cycle in 4 days. If you need spraying or for more information you can contact the

a shelter was opened up for them at a local church until the Fire Suppression System could

Levy County Mosquito Control at 352-486-5127. Information on Zika Virus: Zika is a

be put back in service. The estimated value of the apartment and its contents was estimated

virus transmitted by mosquitoes to humans. The virus has recently spread to the Americas.

at $45,000 and the loss to both was estimated at $25,000. The renter did not have insurance.

Symptoms of infection are usually5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

mild, but severe complications including serious birth

defects and various neurological and autoimmune complications can result from infection

Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

with the virus. Currently, there are no vaccines or medications available to prevent infec-

Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.comIEmail, Debbie Russell, Editor: d

tion. Avoiding mosquito bites is the best defense against Zika virus infection.

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