WILTON MANORS, Fla. – A Wilton Manors senior died after a fire tore through his home Wednesday afternoon, his son ― a fire captain ― confirmed. His wife remained hospitalized in Miami.
Charles Bloch, 85, had been rushed to Broward Health Medical Center after the fire broke out at around 1:20 p.m. at his home in the 500 block of Northwest 21st Street.
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Laurie Bloch, his 71-year-old wife, was initially taken to BHMC but was then sent to Miami to be treated at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s burn unit.
One of Charles Bloch’s sons is a Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue captain.
The couple’s two dogs remained unaccounted for on Thursday.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials said Wednesday that the fire started in a converted carport.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office determined the cause of the fire was electrical and no foul play was suspected.