NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Rescue crews took two people to the hospital after a fire broke out at a home in Northwest Miami-Dade.
According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the fire started at an efficiency located off Northwest 33rd Court Road in the West Little River area, Saturday morning.
Officials said the flames quickly spread and consumed the entire house.
“The fire, it was pretty big,” said witness Andre Bynun, who lives across the street. “It was — I don’t even know how to explain it. It was huge.”
Cellphone video captured thick, dark smoke billowing into the sky.
“The smoke got in your eyes. You could barely see,” said Bynun.
MDFR units responded to the scene, stretched out their hoses and slowed down the fast-moving flames.
“The first arriving units made a fast attack. We were able to prevent further damage to any of the other structures surrounding the house,” said MDFR Battalion Chief Ryan Rothenberg.
Crews were able to find two people inside and bring them out of the burning home. Medics got the victims up on stretchers and transported them to an area hospital with burns.
“Pretty scary, never seen anything like that before,” said Bynun.
When he saw the flames, Bynun said, he wanted to try to help.
“We tried to go help, but it was too much fire … and when I tried to cross the street, the heat kind of smacked me,” he said.
Bynun took out his cellphone and recorded video of the blaze. He was also stunned by what he heard.
“It was a loud boom,” he said.
About the same time he heard that, a home security camera captured flashes of light.
7News cameras captured the home’s charred remains hours later.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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