A resident at a North Miami apartment building that caught fire early Wednesday shot at firefighters, believing that someone was burglarizing his home, Local 10 News has learned.
The fire started about 3 a.m. at La Castellana apartments near Northeast 135th Street and Northeast Seventh Avenue. Dozens of residents were forced out of their homes because of the dryer fire on the second floor.
Many residents heard the fire alarm and got out before firefighters arrived.
"All you see is just a whole bunch of smoke. (I) couldn't see anything," one resident, Lorelys Noboa, said. "(A) firefighter with a flashlight directed us."