Pompano Beach home damaged by fire; water heater suspected cause
A Pompano Beach residence was left charred late Sunday following a fire that may have started with a water heater blowup, officials say.
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A Pompano Beach residence was left charred late Sunday following a fire that may have started with a water heater blowup, officials say.
Edward Brown Jr., who spent 35 years teaching physical education and mentoring students, lost his home to a fire last week. Flames tore through the house, leaving it uninhabitable and forcing Brown to move in with his adult son.
A Liberty City family is without a home after a fire tore through a Miami duplex on Saturday morning, officials said.
Firefighters brought a first-alarm blaze under control at a Leisure City home Monday after smoke poured from the attic, with officials confirming there were injuries.
A pre-dawn fire at a Deerfield Beach townhome displaced a family and their dog, prompting a one-alarm response and assistance from neighbors and the American Red Cross.
Miami coach Erik Spoelstra has expressed gratitude for the support he received after a fire destroyed his home.
A massive early morning fire broke out at Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra's Miami-Dade home, drawing a large firefighter response.
Records obtained by CBS News Miami confirm the property belongs to Spoelstra, who was seen outside the home as firefighters battled the blaze.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said 20 units responded to the fire due to its size. The privacy wall and tall trees surrounding the home also made it difficult to get to the fire, MDFR said, with only one point of entry.
The fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. Thursday.
A 12-year-old boy died Thursday after a residential fire engulfed a single-family home in Margate, officials confirmed Friday.
A 12-year-old boy died Thursday after a residential fire engulfed a single-family home in Margate, officials confirmed Friday.
A fire broke out at a home in Fort Lauderdale early Friday morning. The homeowner, his son and their dog made it out safely.
Neighbors and firefighters rushed to save a woman after her home caught fire at a Northeast Miami-Dade home.
The woman was pulled out of the Miami Gardens home and taken to a local hospital. Neighbors said she was an elderly woman.
One person was killed and another hospitalized after a house fire broke out early Friday in Cutler Bay, officials said.
A massive fire ripped through a Cutler Bay home Friday morning, killing one person, sending another to the hospital, and leaving investigators searching for the cause.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue confirmed a house fire on 97th Avenue and Montego Bay Drive is out, with two people taken to the hospital as investigators work to determine the cause.
Emergency crews rushed to a home near 97th Avenue and Montego Bay Drive in Cutler Bay early Friday after a house fire left at least one neighbor hurt and the scene still active with police and paramedics.
Ted Scouten reports the man, who was found inside the burning home, was rushed to an area hospital where he died.
Marybel Rodriguez reports firefighters told her it started in the garage and then spread to the home.
A two-alarm fire ripped through a home in Southwest Miami-Dade early Friday, prompting a massive response from firefighters and leading to the discovery of two people dead inside, authorities said.
Agustin Ayala said he followed the smoke into his kitchen, where he found heavy smoke behind one of his appliances.
Agustin Ayala said he followed the smoke into his kitchen, where he found heavy smoke behind one of his appliances.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said when crews arrived, they found the fire had reached home's attic which complicated efforts to put it out.
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The Coast Guard says crews offloaded 3,825 pounds of cocaine worth more than $28.7 million in Miami Beach after Pacific interdictions.
According to information provided by the Miami Police Department, 22-year-old Jamesly Mezime was arrested Thursday afternoon.
Cameron Hamilton was acting leader of FEMA last year and was ousted after telling Congress that the agency should not be eliminated.
The recall affects F-150 vehicles quipped with a six-speed automatic transmission produced between March 12, 2014, and Aug. 18, 2017, according to NHTSA.
It took crews hours to remove the SUV from the middle of the store.
The Coast Guard says crews offloaded 3,825 pounds of cocaine worth more than $28.7 million in Miami Beach after Pacific interdictions.
According to information provided by the Miami Police Department, 22-year-old Jamesly Mezime was arrested Thursday afternoon.
Cameron Hamilton was acting leader of FEMA last year and was ousted after telling Congress that the agency should not be eliminated.
The recall affects F-150 vehicles quipped with a six-speed automatic transmission produced between March 12, 2014, and Aug. 18, 2017, according to NHTSA.
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A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Cameron Hamilton was acting leader of FEMA last year and was ousted after telling Congress that the agency should not be eliminated.
The House OK'd a short-term renewal of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies, after Republicans revolted and refused President Trump's push for a longer extension.
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Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
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An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
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