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Fire rips through Davie residence, 1 dead

One person killed in Davie residence fire
One person killed in Davie residence fire 01:24

DAVIE - One person died after a fire ripped through a Davie residence early Tuesday morning.

Davie Fire Rescue said around 6 a.m. they received a call about the fire and a possible entrapment in the 4800 block of SW 76 Avenue. 

Arriving firefighters were met with heavy smoke and flames coming from an outbuilding on the property with living quarters inside. They immediately began to battle the blaze.

"Upon arrival, crews quickly knocked down the fire and tragically, there appears to be one fatality associated with this incident," according to a statement from Davie Fire Rescue.

Davie Police, a Fire and Life Safety Division fire investigator, and the State Fire Marshal are assisting in the fire investigation.

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