A person was found dead inside an apartment after a fire swept through the building in northwest Miami-Dade Monday morning, officials said.
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Deputies and fire rescue crews responded to the fire at the three-story apartment building near Northwest 14th Avenue and Northwest 103rd Street around 6:30 a.m.
When they arrived, they found the third floor apartment unit engulfed in flames, Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office officials said.
Video from Only in Dade showed heavy flames and smoke pouring out of the building as firefighters worked on the roof to control the blaze.
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Deputies evacuated residents as firefighters extinguished the flames.
Fire rescue crews then found the person’s body in the apartment. Their identity hasn’t been released.
The cause of the fire was unknown, but Homicide Bureau detectives responded to investigate.
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