SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE (CBSMiami) – One man is dead and another was taken to the hospital after a home caught on fire early Wednesday morning.
It happened in the 8000 block of SW 94th Court shortly before 3 a.m.
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According to police, a man and a woman were awoken by their dog barking and discovered the fire in the home.
The man was taken to Kendall Regional Hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to be treated for second degree burns.
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An elderly man who lived in the rear efficiency was pronounced dead on the scene.
The residents of the home told police they had a barbecue the day before.
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Crews have yet to determine what caused the fire.
