{"id":2054,"date":"2026-06-20T18:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T18:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2054"},"modified":"2026-06-20T18:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T18:01:32","slug":"dog-dies-in-fort-lauderdale-house-fire-reportedly-caused-by-burning-candle-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2054","title":{"rendered":"Dog dies in Fort Lauderdale house fire reportedly caused by burning candle, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A dog passed away after <u>Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue<\/u> said a <u>fire<\/u> broke out at a home late Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2053\">Smoky skies and poor air quality continue as 3 Miami-Dade brush fires rage on<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Crews said it happened just before 11 p.m. along Northwest 10th Way. The department said police officers arrived first, finding the home engulfed in flames and leaving them unable to enter. Firefighters then arrived, making entry and finding the dog inside. Crews were able to get the dog out, but the pet did not survive.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said a woman who was able to escape to a neighbor\u2019s home was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries after suffering from smoke inhalation. Her roommate was able to safely evacuate and was taken to a hospital as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2052\">Teen arrested in water gun attack on Jewish pedestrians, sheriff\u2019s office says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Crews said another dog was found in the yard and is okay.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said the fire was knocked down after about 15 minutes. The agency said a fire investigator determined a candle that was burning in a bedroom caused the blaze.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2051\">Miami wildfire update: Emergency crews continue containment effort<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>This report was produced by Miami Herald news partner CBS News Miami<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A candle-caused house fire on Northwest 10th Way in Fort Lauderdale killed a dog; two people were taken to hospital after smoke inhalation and another dog is OK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broward-county"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dog dies in Fort Lauderdale house fire reportedly caused by burning candle, officials say - Florida Moving Chronicle<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2054\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dog dies in Fort Lauderdale house fire reportedly caused by burning candle, officials say - Florida Moving Chronicle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A candle-caused house fire on Northwest 10th Way in Fort Lauderdale killed a dog; 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