Victim identified in Miami-Dade Fire Rescue facility explosion

By Milena Malaver
Miami Herald

MIAMI The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office has identified the man killed in an explosion at a fire-rescue maintenance depot.

Leomar Suris , 36, was found dead just after 10 a.m. Monday at the facility at 6100 SW 87th Ave. , north of Kendall, deputies say. The depot is where fire-rescue vehicles get fueled up and serviced.

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Suris “leaves behind two children along with a community of loving family members, coworkers, and many friends,” according to a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for his funeral and family. The fundraiser has raised $18,000 in donations as of Thursday.

Deputies responding to the explosion encountered heavy smoke as they began evacuating the depot.

Three people, including a MDSO lieutenant, were taken to the hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue . Another man transported himself to the hospital. All were in stable condition.

MDSO’s homicide detectives, the state fire marshal and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue are investigating.

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