Fire heavily damages condos at Panama City Beach resort
A fire erupted at a Florida resort condo Friday afternoon and a cause continues to be investigated by officials.
According to a Facebook post by the Panama City Beach Fire Rescue, the fire occurred at Long Beach Resort Tower 3 and left several units with damage. However, no injuries have been reported.
WMBB reported that the fire began in one unit on the fifth floor of the tower and then spread to the sixth floor.
According to the outlet, Panama City Beach Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Tim Smith said firefighters worked to put the fire out, “within minutes.”
“We train for this all the time. So guys made a rapid ascent up the stairs connected into the building’s standpipe and got water on the fire very, very quickly. And, you know, we’re able to, you know, put the fire out within minutes and ensure that there were no victims anywhere in the area.”
Smith said two individuals were in the unit where the fire began but were able to escape the without injuries.
The cause of the fire is being investigated by the State Fire Marshal’s Office.