MIAMI (WSVN) - A fire that broke out inside a home in Miami home left two people and their pet without a place to call home.
City of Miami Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze in the area of Northwest Second Avenue and 54th Terrace, at around 4:45 a.m. Sunday.
Crews arrived to the scene to find smoke and flames coming from a detached efficiency behind a single-family home.
“The whole house was a ball of fire, a fireball,” said neighbor Alejandro Medina.
Crews were able to put out the flames before they could spread any further.
“They made a quick fire attack into the entry, and the fire was extinguished within five minutes,” said Miami Fire Rescue Lt. Pete Sanchez.
“I think the fire truck, they did a great job because everything now is under control,” said Medina.
Everyone inside the house made it out safely.
“We are being told that a couple and a dog were able to self-evacuate before we arrived. The female adult was assessed on the scene for a minor leg injury, but she did not require treatment to the hospital,” said Sanchez.
The couple are now displaced, but they do not require the American Red Cross.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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