NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) - The victim of a fatal house fire in North Miami was a mother and a longtime employee of the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.
The life of 53-year-old Lindy Bell was taken in a house fire in North Miami in the area of Northwest First Avenue and 120th Terrace at around 3:30 a.m., Tuesday.
“My cousin was a person that people loved,” Jerome Harris said. “Our family is struggling through this.”
When the fire started, there were three people inside of the home, but Bell was not able to get out.
As firefighters arrived to the fire, Bell was inside of the home, and her son got his 95-year-old grandmother out of the home. However, the flames did not allow him to get back in.
“He’s a very good young man,” Harris said. “He’s just part of the legacy that she left behind, and he’s been beside his grandmother the whole time after this has happened.”
Firefighters searched the home, pulled Bell from the blaze and rushed her to the hospital, but she would not survive.
Bell was a longtime employee of the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, dedicating more than 30 years to public service.
A spokesperson for the office released a statement on Bell’s death that read, “Lindy served her community as a parent and as a child support employee. She loved her family deeply and her community, but was particularly dedicated to serving the children and families of Miami-Dade County during her decades of public service.”
The family hopes the same community Bell served will rally behind her son and mother.
“We especially appreciate all of the prayers that has gone out to me and my family, and whatever else you can do to help us through this is greatly appreciated,” Harris said. “Whatever you can do for us will be greatly appreciated, and again, your prayers are more valuable to us than anything right now. As a family, that’s what we’re relying on to help us through this right now.”
The home has since been deemed unsafe.
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