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8-year-old boy killed in a fire in Florida
"Nothing could be done for him and he was declared dead."
An 8-year-old boy was killed late Sunday night in a residence fire at the Goldman and 3rd Road in Florida.
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find that a fire had broken out in one of the flats. Several people had already evacuated and were now crowded on the pavement.
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Paramedics began to assess the patients and found that seven were suffering mild smoke inhalation. The patients were treated but later declined transportation to a hospital.
Once the Fire Services had extinguished the blaze, the body of an 8-year-old boy was found.
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Unfortunately, the boy had already succumbed to his injuries. Nothing could be done for him and he was declared dead.
Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
