NORTHEAST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - No injuries were reported after an apartment building in Northeast Miami-Dade caught fire.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to the Cedar Glenn apartment complex located on the 600 block of Northeast 195th Street just before 3 a.m., Tuesday.
“We woke up with the alarm, and we thought it was just kind of fake because it went off like five times already in the building, so we didn’t believe it. We went outside, and we saw people going outside like freaking out, ‘Oh, my gosh the fire,’ and so we just ran outside,” said resident Roxana Moreno. “It was huge. It was really big, and it was really scary. We thought there were people inside, but thank goodness there was no one inside. Everyone is fine.”
7SkyForce HD flew over the scene where a group of residents could be seen standing near the sidewalk in front of the building.
“We came out in the hallway, and you could just smell the smoke immediately. The flames just looked like it was getting bigger and bigger,” said resident Brooklyn Drecksel. “We’re just glad that nobody was hurt, and we’re glad that everything is all good now. I’m glad to be going back to bed soon.”
One resident’s cellphone video caught the flames ablaze on the roof of the building.
“Hopefully, we’ll be able to let some of them back in,” said one Miami-Dade Fire Captain Orestes Gonzalez. “We’re starting to clear out all of the carbon monoxide from the entire building little by little. Once we get those readings real low, then we can go ahead and let those residents back in. Luckily, there was nobody hurt and nobody injured either from the civilian or from our guys.”
Residents have since been allowed back into the building after it was deemed safe by fire rescue officials.
“It’s kind of scary but it’s good to know that everyone got out safely and that it’s going to be OK,” said resident Abby Caldwell.
Restoration crews have arrived to the complex to begin working on repairs to two apartments.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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