PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WDNews) — A fire broke out Friday afternoon at Long Beach Resort Tower 3, damaging multiple units but causing no reported injuries, according to Panama City Beach Fire Rescue.
In a statement posted to Facebook, the department said the blaze was contained quickly thanks to a rapid response by firefighters. The fire reportedly started in a fifth-floor unit and spread to the floor above.
According to Battalion Chief Tim Smith the crews reached the fire within minutes. “We train for this all the time,” Smith said. “Guys made a rapid ascent up the stairs, connected into the building’s standpipe, and got water on the fire very, very quickly.”
Allegedly two people were inside the unit where the fire began but were able to escape unharmed.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Photos courtesy of Panama City Beach Fire Rescue
