April 09--One person was taken to a hospital in critical condition and another was hospitalized for smoke inhalation following a fire at a Fort Lauderdale high-rise condominium.
The fire in a 14th floor unit of the Coral Ridge Towers, 3233 NE 34th Street, was reported shortly before 11 p.m.. Tuesday, according to Deputy Fort Lauderdale Fire Chief Timothy Heiser.
The condo complex overlooks N. Ocean Boulevard and the from several blocks north of East Oakland Park Boulevard.
Arriving units from Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue used the stairwell to get to the 14th floor where they found flames coming from the unit where the fire is believed to have started, Heiser said. As some firefighters attacked the blaze, others carried a person who was inside down the stairwell to be taken to Holy Cross Hospital.
A second person was taken to Holy Cross because of smoke inhalation, Heiser said.
More than 100 people were temporarily evacuated from the building during the incident.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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