Broward County

Body discovered inside burning Mercedes-Benz in Pompano Beach, Broward detectives say

First responders extinguished a vehicle fire in Pompano Beach early Tuesday, March 28, 2023 and found a body inside a Mercedes-Benz SUV in the 3100 block of Northwest Second Terrace.
First responders extinguished a vehicle fire in Pompano Beach early Tuesday, March 28, 2023 and found a body inside a Mercedes-Benz SUV in the 3100 block of Northwest Second Terrace. South Florida Sun Sentinel

Broward first responders discovered a body in a Mercedes-Benz after the vehicle went up in flames Tuesday morning in a residential area of Pompano Beach.

Deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue rushed at around 6:30 a.m. to the 3100 block of Northwest Second Terrace after receiving a 911 call about a vehicle on fire, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Wednesday.

After the fire was extinguished, the sheriff’s office said, a body was found in the backseat of the charred 2022 Mercedes-Benz.

Authorities haven’t identified the victim or said what caused the fire.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

This story was originally published March 28, 2023 at 8:03 PM.

Omar Rodríguez Ortiz
Miami Herald
Omar is a bilingual and bicultural journalist, covering breaking news in South Florida for the Miami Herald. He has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree in education from the Universidad de Puerto Rico en Río Piedras.
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