FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Firefighters are on the scene of a mansion fire in Fort Lauderdale.
“It’s sad to see someone’s home go up in flames, and all the emotions that must go along with that,” said a neighbor.
The damage was done after flames ripped through the roof of a multi-million dollar mansion, but the work to put it out wasn’t easy.
“We ran into some water issues, with it being a long island with only one water main going down in the middle of the street,” said Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Stephen Gollan.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue told 7News the 8,000 square foot home went up in flames along Southeast Seventh Street, Friday afternoon.
The fire was so intense, that they had to call more than 50 first responders to the scene.
Silhouettes of some of the responders were spotted inside the home, battling the blaze, but their aggressive attack still couldn’t extinguish the fire.
“Crews were only able to access the front and sides of the building,” said Gollan. “We called for our fire boat to respond, and we’re able to establish a secondary water source and more hose lines on the back side of the house.”
The homeowner, who doesn’t live there, told 7News the fire started while work was being done on the house.
“They used a torch to put down the waterproof and just caught something on fire,” said the homeowner.
During the fire fight, some first responders were transported due to medical issues from the heat.
The homeowner was thankful that things weren’t worse.
“Everybody was out of the house, the animals, the people, everybody, so that’s the good side of the story,” said the homeowner.
The mansion is severely damaged, but no one inside the home was hurt.
The fire is under investigation.
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