{"id":274662,"date":"2026-05-18T01:45:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/274662\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T01:45:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:45:40","slug":"lauderdale-lakes-home-sustains-significant-damage-in-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/274662\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauderdale Lakes home sustains significant damage in fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0May 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM<\/p>\n<p>A fire erupted Friday morning at a home in Lauderdale Lakes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla.  \u2014 A fire erupted Friday morning at a home in Lauderdale Lakes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/05\/15\/casa-en-lauderdale-lakes-sufre-danos-significativos-por-incendio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/05\/15\/casa-en-lauderdale-lakes-sufre-danos-significativos-por-incendio\/\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Local 10 News was outside the home in the 2300 block of Northwest 34th Avenue as black soot covered the front entrance to the home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A man who owns the home with his wife told Local 10\u2019s Brett Knese that the fire erupted around 4:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LUKJ3KZGJJGQXDVHMLHVK7CTQE.jpeg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Lauderdale Lakes fire (WPLG) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAt about 4:30, 4:45, my wife heard a \u2018pop,\u2019\u201d the homeowner said. \u201cShe said she had just went to the restroom and she heard a \u2018pop.\u2019 Of course, we didn\u2019t think nothing about it. I said, \u2018Let me go check it out.\u2019 Walked in the den, the printer was the only thing burning. I tried to throw water on it. It did not help. Within five minutes, (all I saw) was flames and black smoke.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue officials said firefighters got the blaze under control about 20 minutes after arriving. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The homeowner said they have lived there for over 20 years and just finished some renovations to the interior of their home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He said they are grateful to be able to walk away safe, but are devastated about the damage left behind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The official cause of the fire remains under investigation by the State Fire Marshal\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Red Cross is now assisting the displaced couple. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Brett Knese\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/d3b079d0-0444-499b-8cb7-.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Brett Knese<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Brett Knese joined the Local 10 News team as a general assignment reporter in March 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Amanda Batchelor\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/83776d46-011c-4018-ab.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Amanda Batchelor<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Amanda Batchelor is the Digital Executive Producer for Local10.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published:\u00a0May 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM A fire erupted Friday morning at a home in Lauderdale Lakes. 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