OAKLAND PARK, Fla. — A man suffered second-degree burns and smoke inhalation after an apartment fire on early Monday morning in Oakland Park.
According to Oakland Park Fire Rescue, firefighters responded to the fire shortly after 5:30 a.m. at 4451 NE 19 Terrace, near the Holy Cross Health Hospital.
Barry Smith said he saw smoke coming out of an apartment’s window and vents in the one-story building with seven apartment units.
“I grabbed my phone and started waking up people,” Smith said.
It looked like the fire had started in the kitchen by the stove. There was a wheelchair and a walker. Neighbors said the man had survived a motorcycle crash.
Local 10 News Assignment Editor Mercedes Cevallos contributed to this report.
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