MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - Twelve people, including children, escaped from a house after it erupted in flames, a fire that sent an elderly woman to the hospital.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze in the area of Northwest 26th Court and 205th Street, Tuesday night.
It took almost an hour for crews to put out the flames.
Homeowner Nino Brown believes the fire was sparked accidentally.
“Everybody made it out safe and alive, but right now, we’re just trying to figure out what happened, like the real cause,” he said. “We heard it was something with a lighter or a match or something like that.”
On Wednesday morning, the home in Miami Gardens was left damaged and charred. The home’s windows were boarded up.
The elderly woman was transported to an area hospital with breathing issues, but doctors said she will be OK.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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