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Miami Apartment Fire: 73-Year-Old Arrested for Shooting and Arson

The blaze at Temple Court Apartments displaced dozens, with multiple rescues and injuries reported.

  • Juan Francisco Figueroa, a convicted felon, charged with shooting a maintenance worker and setting the fire.
  • Firefighters rescued over 40 residents, many elderly, from the four-story building.
  • The fire was the first three-alarm blaze in Miami in 25 years, requiring 126 firefighters to control.
  • Three firefighters and several residents were hospitalized, with the shooting victim in critical condition.
  • Authorities are investigating the connection between the shooting and the fire.
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