Current：Home > ContactOfficials investigate cause of Atlantic City Boardwalk fire that damaged facade of Resorts casino -FundSphere
Officials investigate cause of Atlantic City Boardwalk fire that damaged facade of Resorts casino
View
Date：2025-04-16 02:39:31
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Investigators were trying Thursday to determine what touched off a fire on the Atlantic City Boardwalk a day earlier that burned a section of the historic walkway and damaged part of the facade of Resorts casino.
Although the fire damaged the casino’s main Boardwalk entrance, Resorts remains open through a secondary entrance on the Boardwalk as well as several entrances along its side across from the parking lots.
The fire that broke out shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday burned parts of the Boardwalk-facing facade of the casino, including an awning and doors to the casino.
Fire Chief Scott Evans said Thursday a cause of the fire had not yet been determined.
Investigators were looking into several possibilities, including an electrical malfunction in one of the numerous utility lines running underneath the wooden walkway, or the possibility that homeless people taking shelter under the Boardwalk accidentally started the fire.
That was believed to have been the cause of a similar fire in February that burned up to the edge of the Ocean Casino Resort but did not damage the building itself, authorities said at the time.
About 30 firefighters brought Wednesday’s fire under control in 40 minutes, and no injuries were reported.
___
Follow Wayne Parry on X, formerly known as Twitter, at www.twitter.com/WayneParryAC
veryGood！ (937)
Related
- Intel's stock did something it hasn't done since 2022
- Russia jails an associate of imprisoned Kremlin foe Navalny as crackdown on dissent continues
- A Kansas officer who shot and killed a man armed with a BB gun won’t face charges
- The SAG-AFTRA strike is over. Here are 6 things actors got in the new contract.
- DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
- Jana Kramer Gives Birth to Baby No. 3, First With Fiancé Allan Russell
- South Korea’s Yoon will warn APEC leaders about the risks of a Russia-North Korea arms deal
- Ford opens exclusive Bronco Off-Roadeo courses to non-owners for first time
- Tarte Shape Tape Concealer Sells Once Every 4 Seconds: Get 50% Off Before It's Gone
- NFL Week 10 winners, losers: Jets' season is slipping away
Ranking
- Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
- Artist Ed Ruscha on his career-spanning retrospective
- JoJo Siwa Breaks Down in Tears Over Insecurities and Hair Loss Comments
- Liam Payne’s Girlfriend Kate Cassidy Reveals How She Manifested One Directioner Relationship at Age 10
- Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
- Four stabbed on Louisiana Tech campus in 'random act of violence,' 3 hospitalized
- Gambling pioneer Steve Norton, who ran first US casino outside Nevada, dies at age 89
- South Korea and members of the US-led UN command warn North Korea over its nuclear threat
Recommendation
Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
Michigan man pleads guilty to making violent threats against Jews
Judge gives Oregon State, Washington State full control of Pac-12 Conference
Peppermint Frosty is back at Wendy's: Here's how to get one for free this week
Israel lets Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for first time in over a year as cease
NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament: Bracket, schedule, seeds for 2023 championship
South Korea’s Yoon will warn APEC leaders about the risks of a Russia-North Korea arms deal
Kel Mitchell Shares Health Update After Hospitalization