Miami-Dade County

Fire rips through apartment building in NE Miami-Dade

One person had to be assessed while fire crews monitored hot spots, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

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Chopper 6 was overhead as fire crews extinguished flames that ripped through the second floor of an apartment building in NE Miami-Dade on Wednesday.

Chopper 6 was over the scene of an apartment fire in NE Miami-Dade on Wednesday.

Fire crews responded after an 11:16 a.m. call with reports of flames ripping through the second floor of the building near NE 199th Street and 10th Avenue.

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It was quickly upgraded to a second alarm fire before firefighters were able to control the flames.

One person had to be assessed while fire crews monitored hot spots, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

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The cause of the fire has not been released.

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