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CBS News
3 hours ago
- CBS News
2 children injured in Lauderhill apartment complex shooting, officials say
Two children were injured in a reported shooting Wednesday afternoon at an apartment complex in Lauderhill. The incident occurred in the 2000 block of NW 43rd Terrace. According to officials, Lauderhill Fire Rescue transported two pediatric patients to Broward Health. One child is in critical condition, while the other is listed as stable. Images from Chopper 4 showed several police officers walking near a playground area inside the complex. Another section was cordoned off with yellow police crime scene tape. At this time, police have not confirmed the circumstances surrounding the shooting. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
CBS News
3 days ago
- General
- CBS News
4 seriously injured after multi-vehicle crash on West Broward Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue says
A crash in Fort Lauderdale involving multiple vehicles sent four people to the hospital with serious injuries on Sunday evening, fire officials said. According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, the intersection of West Broward Boulevard and 7th Avenue is currently shut down due to a crash that happened just before 6 p.m. Here are some photos of the crash scene. Broward Blvd will be closed for an extended period of time. Please avoid the intersection of Broward and 7th Avenue. — FLFR PIO (@FLFR411) June 1, 2025 FLFR shared on social media that they took four people to Broward Health Medical Center with serious injuries. The agency added that drivers should avoid the area as West Broward Boulevard will be closed for an "extended period of time" and people should seek alternative routes. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
The Independent
27-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
Father caught in Fort Lauderdale boat explosion describes ‘terrifying' blast that burned his children
A father has described surviving a 'terrifying' boat explosion in Fort Lauderdale on Memorial Day that left 11 people, including his two young children suffering from burns. Antonio Rivera was one of the 13 people on board when the accident happened at approximately 5.45pm on Monday afternoon. He told CBS News that the driver had been attempting to restart the engine after refueling, intending to return the party to shore along the Intracoastal Waterway. 'We tried to fuel up the boat and it must've been a gas leak,' Rivera said. 'A spark went off and an explosion.' The strength of the blast threw members of the group into the water and caused a flash fire, according to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue spokesperson Frank Guzman. The injured were subsequently rescued by members of the public and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and taken to nearby Broward Health Medical Center for treatment. Those suffering severe burns were subsequently transferred on to a specialist unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The remaining two boaters and a dog were reportedly unharmed. Rivera said his wife and children, aged just five and seven, had been wounded but added: 'They'll be okay – there's nothing permanent – but they did get third-degree burns. It was terrifying.' Eyewitness Bret Triano said he had seen the boat engulfed by a fireball and rushed to help, along with several others, by jumping into a dinghy. 'When they went to start their boat up, it just exploded. People were kind of falling off the boat,' he said. Triano said he found Rivera in the water: 'He was saying, 'Save me, please don't let me die, I'm so hot, I need water.'' The vessel had been anchored at a sandbar near the waterway's New River Triangle, a popular congregating point for boaters on holiday weekends, at the time of the explosion. The USCG has since posted on social media that a salvage operation is underway and that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is investigating precisely what caused the incident.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Boat explodes at Fort Lauderdale sandbar, injuring nine adults and two children
A boat exploded at a sandbar in Fort Lauderdale's Intracoastal Waterway on Memorial Day, severely injuring nine adults and two children, officials said Monday night. The explosion happened at about 5:45 p.m., May 26, at a sandbar off the Lauderdale Yacht Club at 1725 SE 12th St., just south of where the New River and the Intracoastal meet, according to Frank Guzman, public information officer for Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue. The area is popular because the shallow water at the sandbar allows boaters to anchor their vessels at low tide and wade into the water. Low tide Monday came at about 3:30 p.m. in the Intracoastal. The explosion threw everybody on the boat into the water. Nearby boaters helped rescue victims until first responders arrived, Guzman said. All 11 people were taken from the scene to Broward Health Medical Center, and were being transported by ambulance to the Miami Burn Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami on Monday evening. Guzman could not provide the size or type of boat that exploded, but said the incident was under investigation by the Fort Lauderdale Police, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. This is a developing story. Check back later for more information. Sign up for breaking news emails here.
CBS News
26-05-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Fuel tanker erupts in flames after crashing into Broward County bus on I-595, authorities say
A gasoline tanker caught fire Monday morning after sideswiping a parked transit bus and crashing into a median wall on Interstate 595, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 10 a.m. on the westbound lanes of I-595, just east of Southwest 136th Avenue. Authorities said the tanker sideswiped a disabled and unoccupied Broward County Transit bus that was stopped on the left shoulder, then veered into the median and struck the median wall. The vehicle continued traveling west for about a tenth of a mile before bursting into flames, police said. Davie Police and Fire Rescue responded to the scene and extinguished the fire. The driver of the tanker was transported to Broward Health Medical Center for treatment. His condition has not been released. Westbound traffic on I-595 was diverted to State Road 84 at the Hiatus Road exit as crews worked the scene. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
