Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

87-Year-Old Man Grateful to Be Alive After His Home Erupts in Flames in Miami Gardens - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

Summary by WSVN
An 87-year-old retired school teacher is grateful to be alive after he was forced out of his home when flames sparked inside on Friday night. 7News cameras captured Edward Brown surrounded by loved ones after the flames left his Miami Gardens home severely damaged. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the home fire in the area of Northwest 172nd Terrace and 27th Avenue. Brown said he was frying fish at dinner time when the flames broke out …

3 Articles

A man from Miami Gardens says he is grateful to be alive after a fire ravaged his house on Friday afternoon. Edward Brown Jr. has lived at home and in his community for nearly 60 years. “That’s all I have there,” Brown said. Brown said he was about to start cooking and went out to talk to his son. He thought everything was fine. “He told me: Dad, what are you cooking in there?” Brown recalled. “I thought he had turned off the burner. When I went…

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 100% of the sources lean Left
100% Left

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

NBC Miami broke the news in Miami, United States on Friday, March 20, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal