TAMPA – A blaze destroyed a Hillsborough County home Tuesday morning.

The fire broke out at a home at the corner of Sligh Avenue and Alene Street. The first crews arrived and found the one story home heavily involved in flames. It took crews from Hillsborough and Tampa a couple hours to completely extinguish the flames.

Officials say the home belonged to a Hillsborough County firefighter, who was out of town with family. It is unknown how the fire started.