TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa firefighters battled a fire Wednesday evening at a building that once housed Pups Pub, a popular Tampa dog bar on Kennedy Boulevard that was closed down back in June.

What we know:

Tampa Fire Rescue crews said they responded to a trash fire in the 100 block of South Westland Avenue just after 7:15 p.m. Once they arrived at the scene, firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from the front porch of the vacant building.

Officials said it was deemed a second-alarm fire to request additional resources due to its intensity and the multiple exposures around the building. Crews said they even evacuated the Circle K fuel station and an apartment building near the former pub as a precaution.

The fire was brought under control within 30 minutes of crews arriving

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