Lauderdale Lakes home sustains significant damage in fire

LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. — A fire erupted Friday morning at a home in Lauderdale Lakes.

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Local 10 News was outside the home in the 2300 block of Northwest 34^th Avenue as black soot covered the front entrance to the home.

A man who owns the home with his wife told Local 10’s Brett Knese that the fire erupted around 4:30 a.m.

“At about 4:30, 4:45, my wife heard a ‘pop,’” the homeowner said. “She said she had just went to the restroom and she heard a ‘pop.’ Of course, we didn’t think nothing about it. I said, ‘Let me go check it out.’ Walked in the den, the printer was the only thing burning. I tried to throw water on it. It did not help. Within five minutes, (all I saw) was flames and black smoke.”

Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue officials said firefighters got the blaze under control about 20 minutes after arriving.

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The homeowner said they have lived there for over 20 years and just finished some renovations to the interior of their home.

He said they are grateful to be able to walk away safe, but are devastated about the damage left behind.

The official cause of the fire remains under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office.

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The Red Cross is now assisting the displaced couple.