MARGATE, FLA. (WSVN) - Residents in Margate were shaken up when a two-story apartment building went up in smoke.
Heavy smoke was reported Wednesday morning in a unit at 240 Southwest 56th Terrace.
Margate Fire Rescue said the flames started in a closet and killed the family’s cat.
Crews were able to put it out within five minutes.
Officials said no one was hurt.
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