Cutler Bay House Fire Kills One, Hospitalizes Another

Early Friday morning, a house fire in Cutler Bay tragically resulted in one death and left another person hospitalized. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to heavy smoke at a home on Montego Bay Drive and found two occupants inside; one self-evacuated while the other was rescued by firefighters. Both individuals were transported to a local hospital, where one succumbed to their injuries. Firefighters successfully extinguished the blaze and prevented it from spreading to neighboring structures. The identities of the victims have not been released, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. Neighbors identified the residents as an elderly couple, but no further details about the survivor's condition have been disclosed.