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A fire erupted Wednesday morning at an abandoned building in the city of Miami. Miami Fire Rescue officials confirmed the fire occurred at a building along Southwest Eighth Avenue and Flagler Street. Local 10’s Jolena Esperto was at the scene at about 6 a.m. as firefighters were still spraying water into a window. The cause of the fire remains unclear and it’s unclear how much damage the building sustained from the blaze. Fire accidents often involve complex legal issues and

A crash involving two vehicles shut down all westbound lanes at Red Bug Lake Road near the intersection of Nonastone Run in Casselberry on Tuesday, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the crash at around 6 p.m. to find one of the vehicles on its side. The Seminole County Fire Department was also on the scene. A total of three patients were assessed on the scene, but refused transport, SCFD said. When you’ve been injured in

A Sarasota County family returned from dinner Friday evening to find a car had crashed directly into their home on Gulf Gate Drive while they were out. The homeowners were alerted by a neighbor who called to tell them a car had slammed into their house. Debris and shattered glass were scattered across the front of the home when they arrived, with pieces of the car littering the driveway. “At this point I wasn’t sure if it was a home

A 61-year-old Uber driver is recovering after being brutally attacked by a passenger during a ride on Interstate 95, an assault captured in disturbing dashcam video. Family members of the victim told NBC6 the driver, Diego Ruben Cariao Reyes Ortiz, was taking a passenger to Miami International Airport when the attack happened Friday during rush hour traffic. The video shows a seemingly routine ride before the passenger, identified as 20-year-old IN, suddenly reaches forward from the back seat, grabs the

A child was hospitalized after his bicycle collided with a car on Tuesday in Fort Pierce. The collision happened at around 4:34 p.m. near Sunrise Boulevard, the Fort Pierce Police Department says. The crash caused for the northbound and southbound lanes on Sunrise Boulevard to close. When officers arrived at the scene made contact with the driver of the car and the 12-year-old boy. The 12-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital, and the driver of the sedan stayed on

An altercation at the pump escalated into gunfire at a gas station in Miramar, leaving one person dead and sending two others to the hospital, police said According to Miramar Police, authorities responded to the chaos at the Sunoco station in the area of Southwest 75th Avenue, across from North Perry Airport. Investigators said an individual walked up to a black Mercedes-Benz sedan that was parked at a pump before an argument broke out between two people. “An individual walked

A 33-year-old Pensacola man was arrested for the two unprovoked attacks of men in their 70s. SKW was taken into custody Tuesday evening. He’s charged with the following: On Dec. 8., police responded to a reported battery on Baylen Street Parking Garage on Palafox Place Officers found a 71-year-old man with clear face and head trauma. He told police he did not know his attacker. Further investigation revealed that a 79-year-old man was also attacked by the same suspect inside the

Photo by: wsvn Multiple people suffered minor injuries in a crash involving a crane truck and multiple vehicles on State Road 84 in Fort Lauderdale, city officials said. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews responded to the eastbound lanes of SR 84, east of Interstate 95, at around 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, where the collision left a tractor-trailer and several vehicles damaged. Officials say the truck was driving eastbound on S.R. 84 when it collided with two pickup trucks. Officials said some

Crews responded to a fire that broke out at Appliances 4 Less along Cleveland Avenue (US-41) near Jefferson Avenue in Fort Myers on Tuesday afternoon. A Gulf Coast News crew at the scene spotted smoke and flames billowing from the building as firefighters worked to extinguish the fire. The Fort Myers Fire Department said there are no reports of injuries at this time, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. US-41 was closed in both directions between Winkler

A Summerfield woman was arrested for battery after allegedly biting a woman in the face in the early hours of New Year’s Day. A deputy responded to Oxford Downs, located at 17996 S U.S. Hwy. 301, Summerfield, for an alleged battery involving 50-year-old NJB at 3:10 a.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, he found B standing in the middle of the parking lot. Security advised that she had gotten upset with

The Brief A Brevard County deputy and her K-9 partner narrowly escaped a vehicle fire after crashing into a trailer on Interstate-95. What we know: A deputy with the Brevard County Sheriff’s office was responding to an emergency call on Jan. 5, around 10:40 p.m., traveling southbound on I-95 at mile marker 185 on the right paved shoulder, when she hit a utility trailer on the right paved shoulder, Florida Highway Patrol reported. The vehicle’s undercarriage hit the trailer.  When

A Ruskin teen who stole a car in Hillsborough County dies in a crash in Manatee County. Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said at around 8 p.m. Monday, deputies received an alert about a Honda Accord going southbound in the 7300 block of U.S 41 near Palmetto. Deputies then attempted to make a traffic stop on the stolen vehicle at the 1000 block of U.S. 41. The driver initially slowed down, but the driver made a U-turn and fled from