'Then I saw one of the workers in the restaurant run outside with a fire extinguisher to try to put it out, but the flames were already too big, and he ran back inside the restaurant and told us all to evacuate.' 'We ate some more and then I saw the smoke was getting thicker and thicker,' he said. The casino was accessible through a secondary Boardwalk entrance as well as side entrances near parking areas, Giannantonio said.Īris Matos and his wife Michelle of Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, were having dinner at a restaurant in the casino when he looked outside and saw clouds of smoke. Black smoke boiled into the air as orange flames leapt beneath the Resorts sign. and was driven by strong winds, Evans said. The fire burst through the boardwalk's slats at around 4 p.m. Two restaurants near the fire were temporarily closed and hoped to reopen later Wednesday, Fire Chief Scott Evans and Resorts President Mark Giannantonio said. But no one was injured and the facility was able to remain open, authorities said. ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (WPVI) - A fire broke out under the wooden Atlantic City Boardwalk on Wednesday right in front of the entrance to Resorts casino, melting part of its facade and burning the doors.
