VIRGINIA GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is calling for an investigation after the son of a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue instructor lost his life during a training demonstration in Virginia Gardens.
On Saturday, Levine Cava spoke out about the incident.
“So at this time, it’s under full investigation. I do not have anything further that I can report to you but I can let you know that we are all deeply, deeply concerned and we are investigating, the state is investigating, our police department is investigating and our internal affairs department,” she said.
Levine Cava on Sunday released the following statement:
“I have asked our Chief of Public Safety to lead a full investigation into the events that took place yesterday along with a comprehensive review of protocols and practices – to ensure we do everything possible to prevent an incident like this in the future, to keep our firefighters and first responders safe.”
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava
Levine Cava’s statement comes as friends, family and the firefighter community mourn the loss of the 28-year-old victim.
On a GoFundMe page made for his family, they wrote:
“It is with heavy hearts that we share the devastating news of the loss of our brother Firefighter Francisco Camero’s beloved son, Fabian Giovanni Camero, who tragically passed away Saturday June 22nd. Fabian, was a brave and dedicated young man, passionate about following in his father’s footsteps to serve and protect our community.”
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On Monday, Camero’s employer, American Medical Response, where he was working as an emergency medical technician, released a statement:
American Medical Response (AMR) is deeply saddened by the recent death of one of our employees, Fabian Camero. His death was unrelated to his employment with AMR Miami Dade. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and coworkers during this time.
AMR
In a Facebook post, a co-worker at AMR said “we cherished all the wonderful memories we had with his humble soul.”
Francisco Camero, an instructor for MDFR, was seen on Saturday being consoled outside of Ryder Trauma Center, where his son was airlifted after he was brought out of a burning building on Northwest 36th Street, near 66th Avenue.
Sunday night, a fire truck remained outside the building where the fire ignited.
According to Miami-Dade Police, it started during a firefighter training exercise involving Miami-Dade and international firefighters.
The victim, detectives said, was not a firefighter.
A 7News source said things took a tragic turn when someone added too much fuel to what should have been a small tar pot fire meant for demonstration.
Now county leaders are vowing to get to the bottom of what went wrong.
Several other agencies are also investigating, including Miami-Dade Police’s Homicide Bureau, their arson detectives and the Florida State Fire Marshal.
If you would like to make a donation to the GoFundMe page created for the Camero family, click here.
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