Miami Man Fights For Life After Blaze Guts NW 40th Apartment

A Miami man is in critical condition after suffering severe burns in an apartment fire Tuesday night, when flames tore through a first-floor unit and sent thick smoke pouring from the building. Fire crews rushed to the two-story complex after getting calls about the blaze, quickly moving to clear out residents. A Miami police officer who arrived ahead of firefighters went inside, pulled a trapped resident from the unit, and passed him to paramedics, who rushed the victim to a trauma center.

Officer And Firefighters Pull Resident To Safety

Miami Fire Rescue crews were dispatched to a structure fire at 1377 NW 40th Street just after 7 p.m., launching what officials described as an aggressive interior attack. “When we arrived, we found a two-story…..

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