Miami Fire-Rescue crew pulls elderly woman from hole that opened in living room floor

By Alfred Charles

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    MIAMI (WFOR) — Six people were forced out of their house when the living room floor in their home in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood collapsed Tuesday morning, authorities said.

A 96-year-old woman who was inside the apartment fell through the floor during the incident. It was reported at 9 a.m. at the residence located in the 900 block of SW 12th Avenue, according to a statement from Miami Fire-Rescue.

When crews arrived, they found the victim stuck in the floor but were able to successfully extricate her from the hole.

The woman, wo was not immediately identified, was evaluated at the scene but did not need to be transported to a hospital, according to investigators.

Crews evacuated the residence following the floor collapse, which led to cracks in the wall. Crews from the Miami Building Department were called to examine the home’s structural integrity.

It was not clear when the residents would be allowed to return to the home.

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