MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - A Miramar home went up in flames overnight after the homeowner turned on the heater during this weekend’s cold snap.
The fire broke out along the 2900 block of Buttonwood Avenue, early Monday morning.
Miramar Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze at around 3:30 a.m. Crews were able to quickly knock down the flames.
7News cameras captured a large hole in the roof of the home.
Homeowner Hansy Aguste told 7News he rarely uses his central heat, but his wife, Barbara, told him she was cold as the temperature hovered around 40 degrees.
“After that, I see smoke,” said Hansy.
He said he turned it off, but it didn’t help, and then he heard a boom.
“The smoke just kept coming. We didn’t know where it was coming from and then, five minutes later we heard a boom,” said Barbara. “[Hansy] thought somebody hit his truck so he walked outside and he saw the roof on fire.”
“After the boom, she said, ‘What is it?’ I said, ‘I don’t know,’ and then I went outside, I looked, and I see the roof is on fire, and I tried to kill it myself with a hose, my water hose,” said Hansy.
Aguste said that this was only the second time he believes he’s used the home’s heater in the last 25 years.
Thankfully, no injuries were reported.
Aguste, his wife and their dog, Coco, were able to get out OK and will stay elsewhere for the time being. He said his family’s safety is all that matters.
In the hours since it happened, the family is still trying to process what happened.
“It’s so much smoke and so much water and everything from them trying to put the fire out. It was so sad and heartbreaking when you see your roof on fire,” said Barbara.
On Monday afternoon, the family returned to the home to pick up any medication and other small personal items that were still salvageable inside.
The fire marshal is investigating the cause.
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