A woman died, and two others, including a child, were hospitalized Wednesday morning after an apartment fire in Hollywood, officials say.
A little after 3 a.m., Hollywood Fire Rescue and Police responded to the apartment on the first floor of the two-story building at 415 S. Ocean Drive, encountering an injured man asking for help outside, according to Joann Hussey, a spokesperson for the city.
Firefighters put out the fire and rescued a woman and a child from inside. Paramedics took all of three victims to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, the woman and child as trauma alerts. The woman later died from her injuries, according to Deanna Bettineschi, a spokesperson for Hollywood Police.
Both the man and the child were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital Burn Center in Miami due to the seriousness of their injuries.
Officials have not said what caused the fire. The Fire Marshal and Hollywood Police detectives are investigating.
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