NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A fire claimed the life of a North Lauderdale grandmother over the weekend, injuring six others before it was extinguished.
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Authorities have identified the victim as Marieange Therancy.
Investigators also confirmed that a young girl was also hurt in the fire.
An online fundraiser identified her as Neissa Diligence and said her family remains by her side as they face “unimaginable, emotional, physical and financial challenges.”
Home surveillance video from a neighboring home shows an explosion, and then the fire and smoke.
North Lauderdale Fire Rescue and deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office respond around 5 a.m. Saturday to the home on Southwest Eighth Court and 81st Terrace.
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“I heard glass breaking, paramedics going, firefighters, screams,” one neighbor told Local 10 News.
Residents quickly rushed outside to help.
“The fire was about to explode, so we used our hose to stop the fire to make sure it did not explode,” said neighbor Jean, who did not wish to give her last name.
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