MDFR units battle Miami Gardens house fire, no reported injuries

Miami Gardens house fire

MIAMI - Multiple Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to a house fire in Miami Gardens on Tuesday night.

Fire leaves family homeless in Miami Gardens

Authorities said the fire started at around 7:30 p.m. at a house located in the 2000 block of NW 190th Terrace.

No injuries had been reported, as firefighters poured water on the roof of the house, eventually putting out the fire.

They said they did a search of the premises and found no victims at the residence, including an efficiency in the rear of the property.

Florida Power & Light had to be called to shut off the power to the house.

It is not clear what may have led to the fire.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

Mauricio Maldonado

Mauricio Maldonado is a digital editor for CBS Miami and has been a digital journalist in the South Florida area since 1997. Mauricio started at the Miami Herald in 1990 and transitioned over to their online team in 1997. In 2001, he moved north to lend his talents to SunSentinel.com, where he spent 17 years. Mauricio has been with CBS Miami since 2018.