Two South Florida families are without a home after a Tuesday night fire at a Deerfield Beach apartment, officials said.
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue received a call just after 8 p.m. Crews responded to the scene at the Waters Edge complex along the 600 block of Cypress Lake Boulevard, near Green Road.
Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy fire and smoke conditions at the second-story unit. They quickly extinguished the flames.
The apartment itself didn't get off so easy. The building sustained moderate smoke damage, and the apartment kitchen sustained fire damage.
A resident told investigators that a frying pan containing cooking oil had been left unattended, likely igniting.
No one was hurt.
Officials said the family that resides in the unit and the ones living one floor below them have been displaced.