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.
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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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