Family escapes house fire in Wilton Manors

Fire causes extensive damage to home

Firefighters battle a house fire in Wilton Manors. (Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue)

WILTON MANORS, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale firefighters worked before sunrise Tuesday morning to extinguish the flames from a house fire in Wilton Manors.

A Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue spokesman said the fire started in the garage sometime before 6 a.m. and quickly spread to the kitchen, causing extensive damage to the house at Northeast 17th Avenue and 24th Street. 

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The family who lives at the home escaped the flames without injury.

The American Red Cross was called to assist the family.

The cause of the fire remained under investigation.

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