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3 dead in fire at ex-tennis player's Florida home

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AP Tampa
Officials say firefighters have found three bodies in a burning mansion owned by former tennis star James Blake.

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Spokeswoman Cristal Bermudez Nunez says the home near Tampa is owned by Blake.

She says neighbours have told detectives that Blake hasn't lived in the house for a while and was renting it out. She also says detectives haven't talked with Blake yet.

Blake's agent, Carlos Fleming, says the former tennis player is not in Florida.

Authorities say the fire was reported to them at 6 am. Firefighters were still on the scene midmorning today.

Nunez says detectives don't yet know how the people died inside the home, in a gated community north of downtown Tampa.

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First Published: May 07 2014 | 10:39 PM IST

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