Overview
- The Miramar Fire Department said it received the call around 3:30 a.m. Monday and responded to a home on Buttonwood in Miramar, where crews arrived to find flames.
- Everyone inside had already evacuated, the fire was contained before it spread to nearby structures, and no injuries were reported.
- The homeowner told CBS News Miami he switched on the central heating because of the cold, smelled smoke, shut the system off, then heard a boom before seeing smoke from the roof.
- The Broward County Fire Marshal was on scene to investigate, and a crime scene van was observed outside the home; the official cause has not been determined.
- With temperatures dipping into the 30s across South Florida, fire officials noted an uptick in calls about burning smells, and Fort Lauderdale’s fire chief advised briefly testing heat systems to burn off dust.