A man was pulled from a burning home in Liberty City after Miami Fire Rescue crews found him trapped inside and took him to Ryder Trauma Center. The blaze displaced nine residents, and a family dog is missing, the department said.
“Today, MFR responded to a house fire with reports of someone trapped. Crews made entry removed the victim, treating and transporting him to the Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition,” Miami Fire Rescue
said in a post, adding that the South Florida Red Cross was assisting the nine displaced residents. WSVN 7News reported that crews responded Tuesday afternoon to a home near 1027 Northwest 63rd Street in Liberty City.
Miami Fire Rescue described the man as critical after crews removed him from the house. WSVN 7News reported that his condition was unclear, while officials told the station he suffered second- and third-degree burns.
Nine Relatives Left Without a Home
As noted by WSVN 7News, a family of nine — six adults and three children — were displaced by the fire. That count matches the number of residents Miami Fire Rescue said the South Florida Red Cross was assisting. Officials said a family dog remains missing, and as of late Tuesday afternoon, it was unclear what caused the flames.
What Red Cross Assistance Can Include
The South Florida Red Cross says its disaster responses can include shelter, comfort care, emotional support and health services. Its account concerns a separate brush-fire response and does not specify what the Liberty City household received: South Florida Red Cross.
A Second Miami Fire Sends a Family Scrambling
The Liberty City blaze is not the only recent fire to upend a Miami household. In a separate incident, crews arrived at a one-story duplex at the 2000 block of Northwest Third Street to find a family's dog still trapped inside when they got there, the station reported. In that case, no human or animal was injured in the blaze, and the American Red Cross was called out to assist the family with their needs.
For the Liberty City family, the scale of the displacement is larger, with nine residents now relying on Red Cross assistance while the cause of the fire remains under review.
