NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Crews came to the rescue of several animals after a home in Northwest Miami-Dade caught fire.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the first-alarm house fire in the area of Northwest 17th Avenue and 66th Street, just after midnight, Saturday.
Firefighters were met with thick smoke coming from the house upon arrival.
Several animals, including a bird, a dog, a snake and several turtles, were rescued while crews worked to contain the flames before they spread to the rest of the home.
Tyrone Williams, who rents the home, said he did what he could to stop the fire before crews knocked it down for good.
“Running the water, we kind of had the fire contained,” he said. “Then when they came, that’s when they started throwing that stuff out of there and everything. You could see it still had a glow to it or something, so they just finished it off.”
No one was hurt
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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