CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. (WSVN) - Several families in Coral Springs were left without a place to call home after, officials said, a fire broke out at a quadplex, Friday night.
According to the Coral Springs Fire Department, the blaze broke out in the top left apartment of the building, located near Northwest 35th Court and 116th Terrace, just after 7 p.m.
“When [firefighters] arrived, they found heavy fire coming from the front door of this four-plex, as well as some heavy black smoke from the two front windows and the back side of the unit,” said Coral Springs Fire Capt. Mike Moser.
Cellphone video captured flames and thick smoke shooting from the units.
“When I came out I saw the ruckus. Everybody was standing out here, and just big clouds of smoke coming out,” said area resident Ana Sanchez.
The neighbor said she became concerned for the residents of the quadplex. “I thought somebody got hurt,” she said.
Just after 10 p.m., 7News cameras captured the scorched apartment as investigators remained at the scene interviewing residents.
Officials said the fire started in the kitchen of the top-level unit. They said there is extensive fire damage in one unit, water damage in another unit and smoke damage in the third unit.
Officials said everybody made it out safely, and no one was hurt.
As investigators determine the cause of the fire, neighbors are praying for those affected. “That’s horrible. I really — I don’t know what to say,” said Sanchez. “I hope that they get the help that they need.”
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