Broward firefighters: House fire likely started in parked car in garage in Weston

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WESTON, Fla. — Amy O. Eisenberg said she and her husband were home on Friday afternoon in Broward County when they heard a loud “Bang!”

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Eisenberg said the smoke detector alarms in the house went off. She followed the smell to the home’s three-car garage.

“I opened the garage; I just saw smoke everywhere,” Eisenberg said. “I slammed it shut, and we ran out the front door.”

Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue personnel responded to the Eisenberg’s house in the Meadows, a gated community in Weston.

Eisenberg’s neighbors along Crestview Circle, near Greenwood Road, said they called 911 after they heard a “Boom!” and saw a cloud of smoke rising.

“I see all the fire trucks and stuff coming, and then I come around, and I see them pulling the cars out of the driveway,” Joe Rispoli, a neighbor, said.

According to BSFR Battalion Chief Michael Kane, the fire “potentially” started in a parked car. No one was injured. The cause of the fire remained under investigation.

Local 10 News Assignment Editors Sofia Mendez and Carson Merlo, and Senior Assignment Editor Frine Gomez contributed to this report.

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