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Miami-Dade firefighter injured while facing flames at building with storage units

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A firefighter was hospitalized after suffering minor injuries while working to extinguish flames at a building with storage units on Saturday morning in Miami-Dade County.

Heavy smoke billowed from The Extra Space Storage along Northwest Second Avenue, near 176 Street, in Miami Gardens.

Miami-Dade firefighters responded to a storage units building on Saturday in Miami Gardens. (Copyright 2024 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.)

Firefighters first responded shortly before 10:10 a.m. and set up several hose lines. Over time, dispatch deployed about 40 units including ladder trucks to get to the roof to cut ventilation openings.

According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the units controlled the fire by 12:15 p.m. Firefighters were targeting hot spots.

Firefighters respond to a building with storage units on Saturday in Miami-Dade County. (Copyright 2024 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.)

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Stephany Heilbron contributed to this report.

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