Firefighters Douse Blaze at Ocean Manor
A fire at a hotel/inn at 11th Street and Ocean Avenue forces residents to find other places to stay.
Ocean City firefighters quickly controlled a fire at an old Ocean City hotel on Tuesday night. Three Ocean City Fire Department vehicles and a ladder unit responded to a call about 8:40 p.m. reporting heavy smoke coming from Ocean Manor across from the Flanders Hotel at 11th Street and Ocean Avenue. All residents were safely evacuated from the multiple-story building as smoke poured from the first floor and a second-floor window. Crowds formed on the sidewalks to watch firefighters at the scene, and parts of Ocean Avenue (the beach block) and 11th Street were closed during the response. Firefighters found an interior fire in a utility room, according to Ocean City Fire Department Capt. Gary Green. They extinguished the blaze and checked …
nancy neal
3:23 pm on Thursday, July 21, 2011
I was so sorry to hear about the fire at Ocean Manor. A small bump in the road as you continue to remodel. Looking forward to visiting when you are completed. You are a great family. more ›