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Firefighters in Hollywood battled a blaze Monday morning after neighbors said a truck caught fire and it spread to a nearby home. The fire occurred in the area of ​​the 2500 block of Thomas Street. According to firefighters, there were no injuries or hospital transfers due to the fire. A neighbor who spoke to NBC6 said a truck caught fire which later spread to a home nearby. Video captured by NBC6 showed the truck with severe damage and firefighters working

Photo (USCG) A boat fire near the Riviera Beach Marina was swiftly extinguished on Thursday, thanks to the combined efforts of a Coast Guard Station Lake Worth boat crew and Boca Raton Fire Rescue firefighters. Photos taken at the scene show the boat smoldering as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said there were no reported injuries or pollution concerns following the incident. Highlighting the importance of safety to the South Florida community and its

A 73-year-old motorcyclist is dead after Florida Highway Patrol said he slammed into the back of another vehicle on US-301 on Sunday afternoon. At 1:15 p.m., the Brooksville man was traveling northbound on US-301 on an Indian Scout motorcycle, following behind a 56-year-old Dade City woman in a Cadillac Escalade. Approaching the 21000 block of US-301, the driver of the Escalade stopped to yield to oncoming traffic. Troopers said the motorcyclist did not slow down or stop and ended up

Witnesses said they took off running after hearing gunshots while shopping on Saturday in southern Miami-Dade County. Videos show the fear in and out of the Walmart Supercenter, at 33501 South Dixie Highway, in Florida City. Police officers with the Miami-Dade and Florida City police departments and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded. “Everybody started running toward the back … we went out the back door where everybody piled up,” said Robert Malneo, who waited outside of the store after police

A man was taken to the hospital and another was taken into custody after a shooting at a Miami Lakes gas station early Monday morning. According to Miami-Dade Police, at around 3 a.m. two men were involved in an altercation. One of them took out a gun, and shot the other. The victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition and the other man stayed at the scene until he was taken into custody by police. Video captured by

Photo by: wsvn A traffic stop involving a vehicle linked to a street takeover in Northwest Miami-Dade led to a pursuit, a violent crash and several people taken into custody, authorities said. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a trooper tried to stop a black Dodge sedan that had participated in the overnight takeover, early Sunday morning. Investigators said the driver of the Dodge sped off, sparking a brief pursuit that came to an end when troopers performed a successful

photo by: (Orange County Fire Rescue) A fire broke out Monday morning at an apartment complex along Americana Boulevard in Orange County. Orange County Fire Rescue said firefighters responded to the blaze just before 5 a.m. near Rio Grande Avenue. The fire happened in one of the two-story buildings, officials said, with a 911 caller reporting “fire and smoke extending from first floor to second floor.” There were no reported injuries and residents were evacuated. The Red Cross said it

Two teens have been detained after a 15-year-old was gunned down outside a business and apartment building in South Miami Sunday following a dispute. Homicide detectives identified the teen as N K. Police say at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, there was some kind of argument outside an apartment complex at SW 64th Street and 59th Place in South Miami. K was transported to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue where he died from his injuries. Detectives told NBC6

(Credit: Florida Highway Patrol) A bicyclist was reportedly struck and killed by a car Sunday morning while trying to cross US-41 in Hillsborough County. The crash happened around 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8 at the intersection of US-41 and Park Grove Road, according to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the 31-year-old bicyclist from Riverview entered the path of Dodge Charger while riding across the highway. The driver, a 25-year-old Gibsonton man, tried to stop, but

A man died in a Jacksonville house fire on Sunday morning, according to his family. The Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department responded to the fire on Pipit Avenue around 8:15 a.m. Officials said the man was taken to the hospital in critical condition but his son confirmed that he died. There was no one else in the house. JFRD said the cause of the fire is under investigation by the Bureau of Fire, Arson & Explosives Investigations, but there is suspicion

A man in his 30s was found fatally shot outside of a Westside Jacksonville home on Sunday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Officials said at about 9:40 a.m., officers responded to a home on the 3100 block of Cecelia Street in regards to a shooting. JSO said the officers found a man in his 30s outside a home with at least one gunshot wound. Investigators said there were several gunshots in the area in the late hours of

Photo by: Fort Myers Fire Department A home was destroyed by a structure fire along Blake Street in Fort Myers early Saturday morning. According to the Fort Myers Fire Department, Fort Myers police officers arrived first and found the home engulfed in flames. Firefighters arrived minutes later at 2:26 a.m., began to fight the fire and discovered three dogs in crates, bringing them all to safety. The three occupants inside the home were able to escape before firefighters arrived, and