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One person was killed and four others were injured Monday morning following an explosion and fire at a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue logistics facility. The facility used to fuel Miami-Dade Fire Rescue vehicles and do maintenance.
Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah, meanwhile, confirmed that after the explosion, crews found an overhang that was destroyed and an active fire coming from underground.
He said there was vapor coming from below ground and they are still investigating whether it might have been from a gasoline vault.
“From what we see, it may have been a gasoline cell that’s underground,” Jadallah said. “There’s three vaults underground. I believe there may have been some work that was being conducted, but we’re conducting that investigation.”
MDSO officials confirmed that homicide detectives have assumed the investigation. MDFR, along with the State Fire Marshall’s Office, will investigate the cause of the explosion.
