The sudden explosion seems to cause a fire early in the morning that hospitalized 2 people

NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – Two people are hospitalized after suffering burns due to a house fire early in the morning.

Authorities said they were inside the house when it caught fire. The call came at 5:47 a.m., according to the Miami Dade Fire Rescue.

Neighbors told Local 10 News that they heard a loud explosion coming from an efficiency behind a house, just off Northwest 36th Avenue on Northwest 33rd Court.

The force of the explosion was so great that it threw part of the roof of the efficiency into a house next door.

Surveillance video captured the explosion.

“I mean, it shook this place,” said neighbor Sylvester Williams. “The whole neighborhood was shaking like a bomb.”

Firefighters were able to put out the fire before it spread to neighboring houses.

“The units arrived to find a strong fire from outside the building invading the interior. They had a fire attack and found a few victims, “said Ryan Rothenberg of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

The conditions of the two people are unknown at this time, and the cause of the fire is being investigated.