Police arrived Thursday night
The residence is in Forest Hills, just west of Route 441. In its November 6, 2026, report, WSVN 7News identified it as a first-floor unit at the Hidden Forest condominiums on the 4200 block of Northwest 19th Street.
WSVN reported that Lauderhill police arrived around 9:30 p.m. Thursday and found the man's body. Firefighters arrived shortly afterward and discovered that there had been a fire in the unit.
First responders removed the man's body early Friday morning, according to WSVN. Residents told the station that the dog remained inside as of Friday morning.
Unanswered calls prompted the welfare check
The unit's owners told CBS News Miami that they rent the residence to a man and a woman. Two nights before the report, the woman contacted them because she could not reach the man and wanted them to check on him. The owners also told WSVN that she had gone out of town and that he was not answering her calls.
When the owners visited Thursday night, the windows were closed. They told CBS News Miami they intended to return at daylight Friday, but the woman did not want to wait and asked police to conduct a welfare check. The man and dog were then found dead inside.
Earlier reports of smoke
Neighbors told CBS News Miami they had reported hearing a smoke alarm and smelling smoke two days earlier. The death investigation began Thursday night.
The homeowner told CBS News Miami that a fire appeared to have started in the kitchen and may have spread into the living area. In their account to WSVN, the owners identified the area near the stove as the apparent starting point, though the timing of the fire remained unclear.
Few details had been released. CBS News Miami said it had asked Lauderhill police for more information and would update its report as details became available.
