Family displaced after Sunrise home catches fire

SUNRISE, Fla. – A home in Sunrise went up in flames early Sunday morning.

Inside the home was a family of at least eight people, but fortunately, everyone made it out safely.

Fire rescue crews from Sunrise and Lauderhill worked to extinguish the fire since around 4:30 a.m.

Flames could be seen shooting through the roof of the home.

ā€œIt was just smoke everywhere,ā€ said neighbor Elvens Joseph.

For nearly three hours, crews doused the home with water from the ground and above.

According to a source with Sunrise Fire Rescue, the fire ignited in the garage and then quickly spread up the wall of the wood frame house and to the roof.

ā€œNobody deserves for their home to be burned down like this,ā€ a neighbor said. ā€œVery good family, don’t deserve this.ā€

As crews extinguished the flames, the American Red Cross arrived at the scene to assist the family.

The house is believed to be a total loss, per the source.

A fire investigator was at the scene Sunday morning, trying to determine the cause, which is believed to be electrical.


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