No Injuries Reported In Ocean City Acme Parking Garage Fire

Ocean City NJ

15 November, 2020

2:16 PM

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OCEAN CITY, NJ — A fire broke out Sunday afternoon in the Acme Markets parking garage on 800 West Ave. No customers, employees or firefighters sustained injuries, but the store is closed until further notice. The Ocean City Fire Department received a call about the fire at 12:55 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters extinguished the blaze by 1:15 p.m., limiting visible damage to the concrete garage area. The store had been evacuated. The cause remains under investigation. Cape May County Health Department inspectors are on the scene, officials said Sunday afternoon. The Margate Fire Department, Marmora Fire Company and Upper Township Rescue Squad provided mutual assistance. Photos on social media show heavy smoke coming from the garage. Click here to get Patch email notifications on this or other local news articles or get Patch breaking news alerts sent right to your phone with our app. Download here. Follow Ocean City Patch on Facebook. Have a news tip? Email [email protected].