{"id":299090,"date":"2023-11-15T22:58:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T04:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=299090"},"modified":"2023-11-16T10:46:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:46:03","slug":"atlantic-city-fire-damages-resorts-casino-hotel-customers-flee-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/atlantic-city-fire-damages-resorts-casino-hotel-customers-flee-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantic City Fire Damages Resorts Casino Hotel, Customers Flee Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Wednesday afternoon blaze<\/a> damaged the marquee sign and walls of Atlantic City\u2019s<\/a> Resorts Casino Hotel<\/a>. The fire also led to the temporary evacuation of at least one restaurant and other nearby businesses.<\/p>\n

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Atlantic City firefighters douse the exterior of the damaged Resorts Casino Hotel. There were no injuries. (Image: Times Now<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Large plumes of smoke and flames could be seen coming from the casino building, according to Philadelphia TV station WPVI.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Atlantic City Fire Department<\/a> (ACFD) was notified about the fire at 3:48 p.m. Some 30 firefighters rushed to the scene, where they brought the two-alarm fire under control in about 40 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crews used chainsaws to open up the Boardwalk to douse flames that originated underneath the wooden structure, WPVI reported.<\/p>\n

There were no injuries and the casino floor remained open during the fire.<\/p>\n

Atlantic City Fire Chief Scott Evans called the blaze \u201cpretty serious,\u201d according to reports from WPVI.<\/em><\/p>\n

Cause Under Investigation<\/h2>\n

As of Wednesday night, fire officials continued to search for the cause of the fire, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer<\/em>. It may have started from an electrical malfunction from utilities housed near the Boardwalk, or an accident after homeless residents<\/a> attempted to get warm, according to WPVI.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Some prior fires on the Boardwalk were linked to homeless residents lighting fires under the Boardwalk in colder weather. At times, flames from their fires accidentally ignited the wooden structure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Atlantic City Department of Public Works Boardwalk crews assisted in repairing the area following the fire.<\/p>\n

Fire officials didn\u2019t immediately provide a damage estimate.<\/p>\n

Restaurant Customers Flee<\/h2>\n

Aris Matos told WPVI <\/em>that he and his wife, Michelle, of Shrewsbury, Pa., were eating an early dinner at a casino restaurant when he spotted the smoke.<\/p>\n

We ate some more and then I saw the smoke was getting thicker and thicker,”<\/strong> he recalled. “Then I saw one of the workers in the restaurant run outside with a fire extinguisher to try to put it out, but the flames were already too big, and he ran back inside the restaurant and told us all to evacuate.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Matos said the flames damaged the facade of the casino and a canopy on the building. Parts of the canopy melted from the flames and the intense heat led the canopy material to drop onto the Boardwalk, he added.<\/p>\n

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Flames and plumes of smoke at Resorts Casino Hotel, pictured above. The Atlantic City hotel was damaged from the fire. (Image: News 12)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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