Family’s dog dies after fire ignites in SW Miami-Dade home

A fire that broke out in Southwest Miami-Dade claimed the life of a family s pet Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the second alarm house blaze along Southwest th Street near th Avenue at around p m on Sunday Functionaries explained the flames sparked in the patio and briskly spread to the home Eighteen fire trucks were deployed to put the fire out The blaze destroyed the backyard of the property including a van No one was hurt but the family s dog died The cause of the fire remains under assessment