Fort Lauderdale Condo Fire Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured: What We Know So Far

A fire at the Ocean Summit condominium in Fort Lauderdale killed one person and sent another resident to the hospital, according to police and local reporting. Here is what we know so far.

Fort Lauderdale police said the fire was reported around 1 a.m. at the building at 4010 Galt Ocean Drive and that the death investigation is being handled by police. According to reporting from Miami Herald, WSVN and Local 10 News, the fire was contained to a unit on the ninth floor and did not spread beyond that unit.

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said the ninth and 10th floors were evacuated. One fire official said the person who died was a man in his 90s, while the resident taken to the hospital was in his 50s, according to local reporting.

Police said the victim’s name will not be released until family notification is complete. Investigators were still working to determine what caused the fire and whether it was accidental, though one report said police later ruled the blaze accidental.

The response involved Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue and police, along with a death investigation at the scene. The evacuation of two upper floors suggests crews were dealing with a high-rise safety response, but available coverage did not report any road closures.

Dispatch records show prior incidents at this address, including another structure fire on June 11, an unspecified call on May 22 and a fall injury on May 12.

What comes next: investigators are expected to continue reviewing the cause of the fire, and police have said more information will be released after the victim’s family is notified.

Day.News will continue to update this story as officials release more information.

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