TAMARAC, Fla. (AP) - Two people are dead following a South Florida house fire, authorities said.
Tamarac Fire Rescue and North Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded Wednesday evening to the Tamarac home, a Broward Sheriff’s Office news release said.
After extinguishing the fire, rescue workers found two elderly people inside, officials said. A woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and a man was pronounced dead a short time later at a nearby hospital. Three other people had been in the house, but no other injuries were reported.
Sheriff’s homicide detectives and the State Fire Marshal’s office were investigating what caused the fire and whether the home was being used as an assisted living facility.
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