FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A man was rescued from a burning home in Fort Lauderdale Monday afternoon and rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
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According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials, a 911 call came in just after 12:30 p.m. reporting a house fire in the 1800 block of Northwest 16th Court.
Firefighters arrived within six minutes and encountered “heavy fire conditions,” FLFR officials said in a news release.
Officials said crews were told someone might be trapped inside the home and immediately entered the house to search for that person.
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Firefighters then located a man inside a bathroom and rescued him from the home, officials said.
The man was transported to Broward Health Medical Center with what officials said were “life-threatening injuries.”
FLFR officials confirmed that one firefighter suffered minor burns and is receiving treatment.
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The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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