1 dead, 1 hospitalized after fire tears through home in Cutler Bay

One person has died and another is being treated at the hospital after a house erupted in flames in Cutler Bay Miami-Dade Fire Rescue were dispatched to the block of Montego Bay Drive in reference to a first alarm fire that ignited just before a m Friday At the scene crews encountered heavy smoke spewing from all sides of the residence prompting them to work swiftly to combat the blaze and keep it from spreading to nearby structures News cameras captured the burned roof line of the home Firefighters mentioned two occupants were inside at the time of the fire one of whom safely self-evacuated and another who was rescued Both were transported to local hospital where one of them succumbed to their injuries Their identities have not been published The fire has since been extinguished and the cause remains under inquiry