FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — More than 20 people were hospitalized with heat-related illness Saturday at the J’ouvert festival in Lauderhill, officials say, an unusually high number for the event that takes place every year. As of 3:30 p.m., close to 50 people had been evaluated by paramedics and 23 were hospitalized, Lauderhill Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Levy said in an email. “This is definitely a ...

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