A Sunrise home caught on fire Sunday morning, leaving a family of nine homeless.
Officials said the fire ignited around 4:30 a.m. in the garage of a house along the 6000 block of Northwest 18th Place.
First responders reported that the house was wood-framed, which allowed the flames to quickly move through the home to the second floor.
Fortunately, everyone in the home evacuated in time. “I mean, it’s crazy, I knew this family for a very long time; they don’t deserve this,” said Elvens, a neighbor of the impacted family. “But they don’t really know what the cause of the fire was. Luckily they came out alive and safe.”
Firefighters said it was a two-alarm fire with several engines responding. It took about four hours to put out the fire. Extensive damage to the home was also reported.