An elderly man died after being trapped in an ‘efficiency’ house Fire south-west in the early hours of this Wednesday Miami-Dade.
Firefighters told Local10 News that the elderly man’s body was found in the rear “efficiency” of the property and was pronounced dead at the scene.
They also reported that residents in the 8000 block of Southwest 94 Court grilled around 6 p.m. Tuesday and then went to sleep, but were woken up by their dog barking at 3 a.m. Wednesday to warn them of the fire inside A house.
Inside were a couple and three minors who managed to wake up to the dog barking as the fire spread and get out of the house, although unfortunately the old man couldn’t hear the warning.
“I’m devastated, I fell to the ground when I arrived. I couldn’t get up, he’s my only son,” Caridad Pino, the mother of Peter Benítez, the father of the three minors, told the above media outlet.
Although Benítez’s children and girlfriend were unharmed, he was rushed to Kendall Regional Medical Center with second-degree burns to his face, arms and back.
According to Pino, the old man who died was “kind, soft-spoken, and affectionate with children”.
So far, the causes of the fire are still under investigation, and after this incident, authorities reminded the importance of installing smoke detectors in homes.
Daisy, the name of the family pet she rescued, a white and tan pit bull mix who appears to have fled the fire, has moved from the home and her family is asking for help to find her.
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