DAVIE – A Davie woman is crediting one of her dogs with saving her life as a fire roared through her mobile home early Friday morning.
The home is located at SW 8 Street and 130 Avenue, just off I-595 and west of Flamingo Road.
As flames engulfed the home, thick black smoke billowed into the sky.
Beverly Murphy, who lived in the home with her adult son, said one of her dogs alerted her that something was wrong.
“The dog woke me up first and then I heard this crackling sound and I couldn’t figure out exactly what it was. It sounded like somebody crackling paper. And then, all of a sudden, I smelled the smoke. I walked into the kitchen and it was on fire and then I yelled ‘fire’ for Reggie and he came out of the bathroom and we got out,” said Murphy.
Murphy and her son were able to get out of the home before it was fully engulfed in flames. Her dogs were not as lucky.
“I don’t think they came out with us. I know the little one didn’t. He was on my bed,” she said.
Davie Fire Rescue said the dogs, a German shepherd, an American bulldog and small terrier did not survive.
“Heartbreak, it’s tragic, you know. I’m glad that everybody was safe. It’s sad that the dogs didn’t make it,” said neighbor Destiny Tejada.
Neighbors said they woke to a loud boom.
“I heard a big boom early in the morning, and I thought it was people messing around with firecrackers,” said Steve Bucceri.
The neighbors said they would try to find the dogs inside and cremate them properly.
What started the fire is under investigation.
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