MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A vehicle fire in northeast Miami-Dade sent two people to the hospital Wednesday morning, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials confirmed to Local 10 News.
The fire was reported just after midnight in the 700 block of Northeast 163rd Street.
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According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials, crews initially responded to the area after receiving reports about a “structure fire.”
But when they arrived, they found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames, which had spread to an adjacent vehicle and to the exterior of a nearby home.
Officials say firefighters went into the home to make sure the flames didn’t extend to the interior of the residence.
According to first responders, three people were injured in the fire, one of whom was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center.
Officials said another person drove themselves to a local hospital, but was later transported to Ryder Trauma as well. A third person was treated at the scene, but refused medical transport.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.