A Liberty City family is without a home after a fire tore through a Miami duplex on Saturday morning, officials said.

Shortly after 10:30 a.m., the City of Miami Department of Fire-Rescue responded to reports of a fire located at 1815 NW 53rd St.

Upon arrival, crews found a single-story residential duplex with "heavy smoke billowing from the windows," prompting Miami Fire Rescue to upgrade the incident to a Code 1 working fire to dispatch additional resources, the agency said.

Firefighters deployed hose lines and forced entry into the structure for an aggressive fire attack. Meanwhile, firefighters searched for possible occupants inside the structure before it was deemed all clear.

Six residents — five adults and a child — were displaced, and the American Red Cross was contacted to hel

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