Unit catches fire at Public Storage building in northwest Miami-Dade

3 other units also damaged in fire, authorities say

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A storage unit caught fire Tuesday morning at a Public Storage building in northwest Miami-Dade.

Sky 10 was above the scene at 16970 NW Fourth Ave. at 10 a.m. as smoke appeared to be pouring from multiple units.

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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials confirmed the fire originated inside one storage unit and spread to two adjacent units and one unit located directly behind the one where the fire started.

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Firefighters used saws to break into the storage units and extinguish the flames, authorities said. 

One firefighter suffered minor injuries during the ordeal and was taken to a local hospital to be treated.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

 


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