Mother and son hospitalized after house fire in West Miami, fire officials and neighbors say

Two people were taken to the hospital after a house fire in West Miami on Friday afternoon, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said. MDFR confirmed that over 16 units responded to a first-alarm fire at a single-family home in the 6200 block of Southwest 12th Street at 2:52 p.m. When they arrived, firefighters encountered smoke and fire coming from the single-story home, according to MDFR. Two people who were inside the home were given lifesaving care by rescue crews, with both taken by ground to a local hospital for treatment. A third patient was treated at the scene but was not hospitalized. The two patients hospitalized were in critical condition, Miami-Dade fire crews said. Neighbors told CBS News Miami that it was a mother and son in his 20s who were taken to the hospital. They also said that first responders were seen giving the son CPR in the front yard of the home. "All I could do is pray and ask God to spare him and help him be okay. The mother was obviously distressed and praying with me