{"id":311867,"date":"2026-06-18T15:33:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/311867\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:33:30","slug":"leomar-suris-was-identified-as-the-victim-killed-in-miami-dade-fire-rescue-facility-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/311867\/","title":{"rendered":"Leomar Suris was identified as the victim killed in Miami-Dade Fire Rescue facility explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Milena Malaver
Miami Herald<\/p>\n

MIAMI \u2014 The Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office has identified the man killed in an explosion at a fire-rescue maintenance depot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Leomar Suris, 36, was found dead just after 10 a.m. Monday at the facility at 6100 SW 87th Ave., north of Kendall, deputies say. The depot is where fire-rescue vehicles get fueled up and serviced.<\/p>\n

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Suris \u201cleaves behind two children along with a community of loving family members, coworkers, and many friends,\u201d according to a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for his funeral and family. The fundraiser has raised $18,000 in donations as of Thursday.<\/p>\n

Deputies responding to the explosion encountered heavy smoke as they began evacuating the depot.<\/p>\n

Three people, including a MDSO lieutenant, were taken to the hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Another man transported himself to the hospital. All were in stable condition.<\/p>\n

MDSO\u2019s homicide detectives, the state fire marshal and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue are investigating.<\/p>\n

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\n One person was killed after an explosion sparked a fire at a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue facility used to fuel and maintain department vehicles\n <\/p>\n

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