A South Florida family is displaced after their home caught fire early Tuesday in southwest Miami-Dade County.
Everyone was able to escape safely, but four people are displaced and the fire gutted the garage. It also caused extensive smoke damage to the house.
Pedro Fernandez, who lives at the home on Southwest 46th Street near Southwest 122nd Avenue, said the fire may be related to Monday night’s storm.
"It's kind of hard. It's kind of stressful," he said.
Fernandez, who spent years as a firefighter in Okeechobee, now finds himself the victim of a fire.
"I'm a little in shock to be on the other side of the spectrum, to be the one that's affected by it," Fernandez said.
Fernandez said the flames erupted shortly after his lights turned back on around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
He lost power at his house for several hours Monday night as heavy rain led to street flooding and strong winds knocked down trees and utility poles.