Lauderhill house fire leaves family displaced and cat killed – NBC 6 South Florida

A family is displaced after having seconds to save themselves and their cats during a house fire in Lauderhill.

Eileen Worst said when the fire broke out in her granddaughter's bedroom, she first tried to save their home.

“I tried to get a bucket from the garage and run to the bathtub to fill it with water and splash it on it, but it was just too hot and I couldn't get in, I couldn't see.” , Worst said. “It grew quickly.”

Worst and her two grandchildren ran outside. His forehead and part of his hair were burned.

“I don’t really feel good, my eyes are blurry,” Worst said.

Worst told NBC6 her granddaughter had to go to the hospital to get checked out. Two of the family's cats managed to escape, but one did not survive.

Firefighters said when they arrived there was fire and smoke coming from windows and doors. Worse said her granddaughter lit an incense candle, which she believes started the fire.

“It was so hot there were flames and I just hope it didn't destroy everything in my grandson's room,” Worst added.

The worst noted that even though they might lose everything and even though they lost a cat, they are grateful they weren't lost.

“Oh, I’m alive, my grandson is alive, my granddaughter,” Worst said.