Elderly man inside efficiency dies in southwest Miami-Dade fire

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – An elderly man was killed in a house fire early Wednesday morning in southwest Miami-Dade, authorities confirmed.

According to Miami-Dade Police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta, residents of the home in the 8000 block of Southwest 94th Court said they had a barbecue Tuesday, went to bed and then were awakened by their dog barking.

Zabaleta said a man and a woman inside the home were able to escape the fire, along with three children. The man was taken to Kendall Regional Medical Center with second-degree burns.

An elderly man who was in a rear efficiency was pronounced dead at the scene.

The official cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials want to remind the public to install smoke detectors in their homes.