Overview
- A fire that began near an RV around 4:30 a.m. Friday spread to the adjacent house on Northwest 17th Place near Northwest 122nd Street and prompted an upgraded firefighting response.
- Dozens of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel knocked down the flames in about an hour and a half and cordoned off nearby streets to allow emergency operations.
- Officials confirmed all occupants escaped without injury and crews have since extinguished the blaze while remaining on scene to check for hot spots.
- Homeowner Ellison Diaz told reporters he and his grandparents lost most personal belongings and that recently finished interior renovations and a portion of the roof were destroyed.
- The cause remains undetermined and investigators are conducting on-site origin-and-cause work and interviews to establish how the fire started while the family faces displacement and recovery needs.