A woman, a firefighter and a police officer were taken to hospitals Tuesday evening after a fire erupted inside of a unit on the top floor of an apartment building on Hollywood beach.
Firefighters were called to the building in the 300 block of North Surf Road and found the unit ablaze, fire rescue spokesperson Chai Kauffman said.
Live video from WPLG-Ch. 10 showed flames spreading through the windows and the rear sliding glass doors toward the balcony of the apartment, which is a corner unit situated beneath the building's rooftop pool.
The three people were taken to hospitals for evaluation, Kauffman said, and the officer and firefighter had been discharged by Wednesday afternoon. She did not have information about the woman's condition.
Hollywood firefighters battle a blaze on the top floor of a high-rise on New York Street and Surf Road in Hollywood on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Firefighters had extinguished the blaze as of shortly after 6 p.m., Kauffman said. The man who lives in the apartment was out of the unit on a bike ride when it erupted and was not injured.
Residents who live below the unit that caught fire were allowed to return while a limited number of units were cleared on the floor of the fire due to water damage, Kauffman said Wednesday.
"The State Fire Marshal, Hollywood Fire Inspector, and apartment building officials have completed their initial investigation and collected evidence for further analysis," she said.
She did not provide information about the initial investigation.
Originally Published: October 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM EDT
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