Two people were hospitalized and six residents were displaced after a fire at a small apartment building in Pompano Beach early Tuesday. The flames broke out around 4 a.m. at a multi-family unit near Northwest 5th Street and Northwest 4th Avenue, east of Interstate 95.
A city spokeswoman said one man cut himself after jumping through a window to escape. Paramedics took him to the hospital, along with another person who had a seizure. Both are expected to be OK. Twelve other people got out safely, authorities said.
Neighbor Cherod Lewis said he woke to shouting and saw flames at the building next to his home. He said he began knocking on doors to get children out.
Deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office examined the quadriplex while residents waited for hours to go back inside. Investigators said two apartments were damaged badly enough that the people living there will need somewhere else to stay. The Red Cross is coordinating emergency aid for the displaced residents.
Investigators have not said what caused the blaze, and the investigation is ongoing.
