1 Dead in Fire At North Lauderdale Building

by Kevin Deutsch February 9, 2022

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Tamarac Fire Rescue {photo by Aiden Palmer}

By Kevin Deutsch

A person was found dead during a fire in a residential building in North Lauderdale Wednesday morning, authorities said.

Broward Regional Communications got a call about the blaze in the 1800 block of Southwest 81st Avenue around 8 a.m., according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

BSO deputies and members of North Lauderdale Fire Rescue rushed to the scene, where they found one occupant of the building dead.

The building was evacuated and the fire extinguished, deputies said.

BSO’s homicide and crime scene units were notified to investigate, according to BSO. Investigators with the State Fire Marshal’s Office were also contacted.

The probe into the fire is ongoing, deputies said.

Authorities did not say what might have caused the blaze, and the dead person’s identity was not immediately made public.

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Kevin Deutsch

Kevin Deutsch is an award-winning journalist and author of two nonfiction books. He covers general assignment news and Jewish community issues for Talk Media. He has also worked as a staff writer at The Miami Times, the Rio Grande SUN, the New York Daily News, Newsday, The Miami Herald, The Palm Beach Post, The Riverdale Press, and Bronx Justice News.