Two women were taken to the hospital after their Dania Beach home became filled with smoke, officials said.

Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to the scene at a house located at 214 NW 7th Ave., Saturday afternoon.

7News cameras captured the smoky situation outside the residence as smoke poured out the windows.

Marilyn Black, the victims’ cousin, lives across the street from them. She expressed her gratitude toward the first responders who came to their rescue.

“I thank God for ’em. I thank God for ’em,” she said.

Black said her cousins couldn’t get out on their own.

“They cannot walk. I put the garbage cans out all the time, so I know they couldn’t walk over them,” she said.

Firefighters rushed in after neighbors called 911.

“The rescue [crews] rushed in there and got the

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