A massive 2-alarm fire engulfed the science lab at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Saturday night, risking the loss of decades of research. The colossal inferno produced pillars of black smoke billowing out of the roof of the Marine Science Lab, which were visible for miles away, the Tampa Bay Times reported. A massive fire broke out at the University of South Florida at St. Petersburg. ZUMAPRESS.com “Urgent Alert. Fire reported in MSL, Marine Science Lab. Evacuate building. Avoid area. Emergency personnel responding,” an alert sent at at 5:57 p.m by the college said. Over 50 units of first responders arrived at the scene to battle the blaze, and multiple firetrucks were seen at the site. Firefighters were seen combating the flames as the building’s roof crumpled, with debris peeling off the side. Interim Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at USF St. Petersburg Frank Biafora told the outlet that an electrical storm could have been the cause of the inferno.…