FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A family of six were forced to make a quick escape after their home caught fire in Fort Lauderdale.

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the blaze near Southwest 14th Street and Fourth Avenue, just before 2 p.m., Thursday.

Two adults and four children escaped from the smoked out duplex.

Fire officials said a 15-year-old in the family had been cooking in the kitchen and went to sleep when the flames broke out.

No injuries were reported.

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