Fire displaces 15 residents at Miami apartment, two treated for smoke inhalation

A fire broke out early Tuesday morning in a Miami apartment building located on Northwest 53rd Avenue and Northwest 7th Street, Miami Fire Rescue reported.

Firefighters arrived around 2:30 a.m. to heavy smoke on the fourth floor, where visibility was low and flames were visible inside one unit.

The building housed 52 units, with 12 on the fourth floor where eight were occupied, including elderly and bed-bound residents using wheelchairs.

Two residents were taken to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation, and 15 residents in total were displaced by the fire.

Fire crews took between 30 and 40 minutes to control the blaze, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, officials said.