Overview
- By Friday, major flames were knocked down at Global Warehouse Solutions, with crews continuing to douse hotspots and monitor the smoldering site after a roof collapse.
- More than 200 Miami-Dade firefighters, joined by Miramar and state agencies, have worked in a defensive exterior operation due to unsafe conditions inside.
- Miami-Dade Fire Rescue advised residents within a 5‑mile radius to stay indoors because of unhealthy air from burning chemicals, and closures persisted along Northwest 47th Avenue from 199th to 215th Street.
- Officials reported no injuries after evacuating workers, though several vehicles were destroyed and some employees were escorted back Friday to retrieve their cars.
- The warehouse, described as over 300,000 square feet and storing varied goods from AstroTurf and firewood to personal-care products, is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal with the cause still undetermined.