By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
- • Firefighters battled a multi-alarm high-rise fire spanning several floors at Brighton Towers in Atlantic City, New Jersey, early Wednesday.
- • Smoke and flames were visible on the eighth through 11th floors of the condominium building around 5 a.m. on the 2800 block of Atlantic Avenue.
- • An Atlantic City police officer was treated for smoke inhalation during rescue efforts and later released from the hospital, officials said.
- • Residents were evacuated, and several units were rendered uninhabitable; the fire remains under investigation.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Fire crews from multiple departments battled a multi-alarm fire early Wednesday at the Brighton Towers condominium complex in Atlantic City, officials reported.
Smoke and flames were seen about 5 a.m. on the eighth and ninth floors, with the fire spreading upward to the 11th floor of the residential high-rise on the 2800 block of Atlantic Avenue, Fire Capt. David Funk of the Margate Fire Department said.
Crews worked through heavy fire conditions in the multi-story structure, prompting evacuations of residents throughout the building.
An Atlantic City police officer was hospitalized with smoke inhalation after assisting in rescue efforts and later released, city officials reported; no other injuries were immediately confirmed.
Several units were reported uninhabitable due to fire and smoke damage, and investigators from the fire marshal’s office are actively examining the blaze’s cause and progression.
