SUNRISE, FLA. (WSVN) – Fire rescue crews from Sunrise Fire Rescue and Lauderhill Fire Rescue responded to an apartment fire Saturday morning.<\/p>\n
The incident happened overnight and took place near Northwest 60th Avenue and 18th Place in Sunrise.<\/p>\n
Crews arrived and found heavy smoke and flames coming from a second-floor window.<\/p>\n
The fire extended into a shared attic, but was quickly contained before it could spread.<\/p>\n
Witnesses said police started evacuating nearby residents when the fire was on. <\/p>\n
\u201cI woke up to banging on the door. I was asleep, I thought I was dreaming at first, and I came outside, and fire was just huge, was huge, I\u2019ve never seen anything like that before,\u201d said a nearby witness. <\/p>\n
Officials said that everyone in the apartment got out safely before firefighters arrived.<\/p>\n
One family has been displaced.<\/p>\n
The American Red Cross said it helped nine people affected by the fire, including two children. <\/p>\n
Crews are now working to extinguish remaining hot spots and investigate the cause of the blaze.<\/p>\n
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