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A massive two-alarm fire engulfed the Marine Science Laboratory (MSL) building on the University of South Florida’s (USF) St. Petersburg campus Saturday evening, sending a plume of smoke that stretched for miles across Tampa Bay and likely destroying the more than 80-year-old structure, authorities said. More than 60 units and nearly 200 firefighters were summoned to the scene, with St. Petersburg Fire Chief Michael Lewis saying the building is likely “a total loss” with the entire roof burned off.Newsweek reached out USF and the USF Police Department via email on Saturday for comment.The FireUSF students and staff were alerted to…

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