A man and his dog are dead after a fire ripped through a Dania Beach residence on Monday night.
Around 9:45 p.m., a neighbor of the man reported the fire at the mobile home on SW 54 Place near N Park Road.
When firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the rear of the building, according to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue.
Crews immediately attacked the fire while a search of the home was conducted.
A man, who was found inside, was rushed to an area hospital where he later died, according to officials. A small dog found in a kennel inside the home also did not survive.
Ricky Dialsingh, who lives next door, said he smelled the smoke earlier in evening, but didn’t think much of it.
“Maybe around eight (p.m.) I smelled like barbecue, like someone was cooking barbecue. Turned out it wasn’t barbecue, it was this on fire,” he said.
Dialsingh said was stunned to hear his neighbor had died.
“Man, I’m so sad he passed away, so sad,” he said.
More than 30 firefighters from the county and Hollywood Fire Rescue responded to the fire. They were able to get it under control in about 10 minutes and kept it from spreading to nearby homes, according to BSFR.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
