BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com
UPDATE: From Palm Beach County Fire Rescue: “At approximately 8:20 this morning, PBCFR Units were dispatched to the 9600 block of Boca Gardens Circle in western Boca Raton for a reported residential structure fire. Initial arriving units found a quad-plex apartment building with heavy black smoke and flames coming from one unit. Firefighters rapidly entered the building and were performing a search of the residence within 6 minutes of being dispatched to the call. One person was found in the affected apartment. Tragically, they were pronounced dead on scene. A second person was transported to a local hospital. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the apartment of origin. PBCFR has multiple Fire Investigators currently on scene. “
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — One person is confirmed dead in a morning fire that burned in Boca Gardens in West Boca Raton. The identity of the deceased is being withheld, for now, by BocaNewsNow.com.
Firefighters responded to the area of 9600 Boca Gardens Circle North around 8:30. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue dispatched multiple units to the scene of the multi-family apartment complex. One person was found dead in the burning unit. Another person was hospitalized.
It was not immediately known what caused the fire. A fire investigator was dispatched to the scene. Firefighting efforts — including clean up operations — continued into the early afternoon.
Check back for updates throughout the day.
