FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A man remained hospitalized on Tuesday, as detectives investigated suspicions that the fire that trapped him in his home in Fort Lauderdale was set on purpose, police said.
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Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue personnel responded to the one-story house shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Monday after a neighbor saw the flames in the Lauderdale Manors neighborhood.
Firefighters reported finding the man trapped inside the bathroom in the five-bedroom house, built in 1958, near Northwest 18th Avenue and 16th Court.
Fire rescue personnel reported taking the man, who suffered life-threatening injuries, to the Broward Health Medical Center. A firefighter suffered minor burns while working at the house.
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Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases who wants to remain anonymous to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
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