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Video shows deadly, suspicious Deerfield Beach fire NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

Astonishing video shows how a fire consumed a Deerfield Beach home and left a woman dead in what authorities are calling “suspicious” circumstances on Friday.

Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue firefighters responded to the scene at Northwest 43rd Street and Northwest 4th Avenue at around 4:30 a.m. and encountered heavy smoke and flames coming from one side of the duplex, Battalion Chief Michael Kane said.

As firefighters battled the flames, they found the victim deceased in a back bedroom, Kane said.

Officials identified the victim as Ana de Souza. Her daughter said 54-year-old De Souza is her mother, but identified her as Paula Ribeiro, a mother of four.

Daughter Kimberly Silva said she received a hysterical call from a family member Friday morning informing her of the fire.

“I ran to my mother’s address and that’s when I saw flames and fire everywhere,” said Silva, who described her mother as devoted to her faith. “Devastated. …

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