Overview
- A fire erupted on the ninth-floor balcony of the Bay Parc building in Edgewater and cellphone video shows flames shooting from the unit.
- City of Miami Fire Rescue crews contained the blaze to the balcony and later footage showed the space charred and full of soot.
- The apartment sustained smoke and water damage, leaving the resident and his two dogs displaced while the unit is repaired.
- Paramedics checked the resident for a foot injury he suffered while fleeing but he did not require transport to a hospital.
- Officials have opened a fire investigation and the resident suggested a dropped cigarette may have started the blaze while investigators work to identify the cause.