VIDEO: Multiple people are displaced after a fire destroyed their rental multi-unit home in northeast Miami-Dade.
The fire first erupted in the building on the corner of Northeast 182nd Terrace and 25th Place around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. The flames then re-ignited Wednesday around 5:45 a.m. after firefighters had cleared the scene and as displaced families gathered their belongings. “There was smoke everywhere,” said Eduardo Antamirano, who lived in one of the units. “It’s devastating, really devastating. Because I think I lost everything.”
Antamirano told CBS4 he was able to get out safely along with his wife, son, daughter, and 2-year-old granddaughter. He said seven people lived in the multi-unit building.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Christopher True said the layout of the house made the fire difficult to fight.