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Man rescued from Fort Lauderdale house fire, rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries

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A man was rescued from a burning home in Fort Lauderdale Monday afternoon and rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, authorities said.According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials, a 911 call came in just after 12:30 p.m. reporting a house fire in the 1800 block of Northwest 16th Court.Firefighters arrived within six minutes and encountered “heavy fire conditions,” FLFR officials said in a news release.Officials said crews were told someone might be trapped inside the home and immediately entered the house to search for that person.Firefighters then located a man inside a bathroom and rescued him from the home, officials said.The man was transported to Broward Health Medical Center with what officials said were “life-threatening injuries.”FLFR officials confirmed that one firefighter suffered minor burns and is receiving treatment.The cause of the fire is under investigation. .l10-neighborhood, .l10-neighborhood * { box-sizing: border-box; } .l10-neighborhood{ --blue-dark:#0d2c73; --blue:#1f57c4; --blue-light:#3370e6; --gray-bg:#f2f3f5; --gray-border:#d6d8dc; --text-dark:#1a1a1a; --white:#ffffff; font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; max-width:860px; margin:1.5rem auto; border-radius:10px; overflow:hidden; border:1px solid var(--gray-border); background:var(--gray-bg); box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.12); text-align:center; } .l10-head{ background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--blue-dark),var(--blue)); color:var(--white); padding:12px 16px; font-weight:800; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:1rem; letter-spacing:.3px; display:flex; justify-content:center; align-items:center; gap:8px; } .l10-body{ max-width:740px; margin:0 auto; padding:0 16px 18px; } .l10-sub{ margin:12px 0 10px; font-size:.95rem; color:var(--text-dark); font-weight:500; text-align:center; } .l10-grid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:12px; } @media (min-width:600px){ .l10-grid{ grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr); } } .nb-btn{ display:grid; place-items:center; text-align:center; line-height:1; width:100%; min-height:48px; padding:10px; border-radius:8px; text-decoration:none; font-weight:800; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:.95rem; background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--blue-light),var(--blue)); color:var(--white); box-shadow:0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.15); transition:background .15s ease, transform .1s ease, box-shadow .15…

About 60 firefighters responded to a house fire in Hallandale Beach Monday afternoon, authorities said.According to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue officials, at about 11:53 a.m., they received reports about smoke and flames coming from a single-family home in the 600 block of Northwest Ninth Court. The first fire rescue units arrived within three minutes and immediately began an “aggressive interior attack,” officials said, adding that about 60 firefighters ultimately responded to the scene.Crews searched the home, secured the utilities and brought the fire under control, officials said.The American Red Cross is now assisting two women who live at the home.The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was spotted doing his civic duty in Miami on Monday.Bezos attended jury duty at the Richard E.

Gerstein Justice building.Local 10 News cameras captured Bezos as he was leaving the courthouse.Bezos is a South Florida native who attended Miami Palmetto Senior High School.He did not respond to questions about last week’s Amazon cargo plane crash as he headed to an awaiting vehicle. On Sunday evening, Amazon confirmed it has paused operations with cargo carrier 21 Air following the crash that killed five people and injured five others.

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