1 dead, another hospitalized after fire breaks out in Cutler Bay home, Miami-Dade officials say
One person is dead and another was hospitalized after a house fire in Cutler Bay early Friday, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said.
At 5:50 a.m., 18 fire units responded to a first alarm fire at the 9700 block of Montego Bay Drive. Images from the scene showed several MDFR units, including engines, rescues and support vehicles.
Upon arrival, crews found heavy smoke coming from all sides of a home and immediately initiated a fast attack to extinguish the flames.
Firefighters entered the structure and located two occupants who were inside at the time of the fire. One patient was rescued by firefighters, while the second had self-evacuated. Both were transported to local hospitals.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office later confirmed that one of the victims died from the fire.
The fire has since been extinguished, and the cause remains under investigation, authorities said.