Miami Fire Rescue responded quickly to a house fire on Northwest 51st Street in Miami Tuesday, but couldn't save 65-year-old Monica Joachim.
The grandmother of 30 stood at the front door and screamed for help. Neighbors and a police officer responded to 1544 NW 51st St. before fire rescue arrived. They found Joachim locked in the house by security bars covering all doors and windows.
Miami Fire Rescue spokesman Lt. Ignatius Carroll said that in a panic, Joachim couldn't find the key.
"She was at the front door the whole time this thing unfolded until the time she passed away," he said.
Initial reports to 911 suggested Joachim was babysitting an infant. Firefighters did five sweeps of the home and found nothing
Joachim's brother said there problems with the breaker board in the home in the past.
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