Fire caused by smoking water heater in garage, Margate FL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/30/2025 01:17 PM

Near Holiday Springs Blvd, Margate, FL 33063

Firefighters responded to a residential fire caused by a hot water heater that was smoking and sparking in the garage. No one was trapped or injured.

Audio|Source: Broward County Fire/Rescue Dispatch

03:15

Transcript:

00:00

You know, hot, water heater, smoking, and sparking. Three and Rob, 16, 18.

00:07

near Holiday Springs Boulevard, you know, 103.

00:11

16 and 18.

00:16

Just your cop.

00:19

Crescent 63 copy 1618 1618

00:27

1618 1618

00:31

TG2269 copy

00:34

Cusset in 1616

00:40

Pericant to the Tyne

00:44

Design 3-9 The Top 39, discard.

00:52

Notice 9,

00:54

69.

00:57

Rescue 110 inquires.

01:00

Copy rescue one 1010.

01:02

Carpoc 2. Agent 83 be advised the call has been changed to a residential fire.

01:14

Agent 83, Rescue, 83, Rescue 86, 0.92,

01:20

Battalion 39, EMS 39.

01:23

Respond to 254, Southwest, 159th Avenue, and reference to a residential fire. Checking the key for other premise hazards.

01:30

Stand by for Jack Channel.

01:43

Thank you. Copy, Tyne.

01:48

Anthony,

01:53

sorry, switching to the factory.

01:57

Copy, Battalion.

02:06

Okay. Anthony, Captain 86, copy.

02:12

I do that I do.

02:16

All right, Ralph.

02:18

Copy. 1621.

02:23

18, Charlie, engine 18 and sponsor fire alarm. 5-8-Pro, Margate Boulevard,

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1621.

02:33

Then I hired at 2-4, 4-254, Southwest 159 Avenue.

02:40

At 3, that's at 3.

02:44

Please, copy, go to thank you.

02:49

Science,

02:50

good at least.

02:52

Go ahead.

02:54

You have N1083, Rwet 36, R796, 929, Italian,

03:00

Italian, 86 responding to the residential structure fire.

03:04

Followed by the hot water heater smoking and sparking.

03:09

No one is trapped, no injury, the water heater is in the garage.

03:14

No further.

03:15

1522.

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Near Holiday Springs Blvd, Margate, FL 33063

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