Published: April 27, 2026 at 9:09 AM

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. — A man suffered second-degree burns and smoke inhalation after an apartment fire on Monday morning in Oakland Park.

According to Oakland Park Fire Rescue, firefighters responded to the fire shortly after 5:30 a.m. at 4451 NE 19 Terrace, near the Holy Cross Health Hospital.

It looked like the fire had started in the kitchen by the stove. There was a wheelchair and a walker. Neighbors said the man had survived a motorcycle crash.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Mercedes Cevallos contributed to this report.

Location

Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com – All rights reserved.

Jeff Derderian Jeff Derderian

Jeff Derderian is an Emmy Award-winning reporter with more than two decades of experience uncovering the truth and holding the powerful accountable.

Andrea TorresAndrea Torres

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.