Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\nThe fire broke out around 7 p.m. Tuesday inside a first-floor unit of a two-story building along the 1300 block of Northwest 40th Street.<\/p>\n
Authorities said a Miami police officer rushed inside and rescued a 36-year-old man who suffered third-degree burns over 90% of his body. <\/p>\n
They said he was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital\u2019s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. <\/p>\n
Miami Fire Rescue said crews also rescued a dog from the building and took about 20 minutes to extinguish the blaze. <\/p>\n
Authorities said three adults were displaced and received assistance from the American Red Cross.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur preliminary investigation leads us to believe that the patient had a gas can in his room and may have lit a cigarette, causing a combustion\/explosion,\u201d Lt. Pete Sanchez, a Miami Fire Rescue spokesperson, wrote in an email to Local 10 News on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Sanchez urged the public not to store gas cans inside their homes and to avoid using lighters or matches near fumes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis incident is an example of what can go wrong,\u201d Sanchez wrote. <\/p>\n
He said the investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n
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