Elderly Woman Dies After Hollywood High-Rise Fire Claims Life

An elderly woman died in the hospital two days after being rescued from a fire that broke out in a high-rise condominium in Hollywood Beach, Florida. The fire started on the 12th floor of the 13-story Edgewater Beach Towers on North Surf Road, where thick smoke and flames were reported. Emergency crews quickly contained the blaze, preventing it from spreading to other floors, but the smoke made evacuation difficult for many residents, particularly the elderly. Alongside the woman, a firefighter and a police officer were hospitalized due to smoke inhalation but were later released or listed in stable condition. Authorities from the Hollywood Fire Department and the Florida State Fire Marshal's Office are investigating the cause of the fire, which remains undetermined. No residents of the affected apartment were harmed by the flames themselves.