Fire Breaks Out On Roof Of High-Rise

SUNNY ISLES, FL — A two-alarm fire broke out on the roof of a Sunny Isles high-rise early Sunday night, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. The incident occurred in the 300 building of the Arlen House condominiums. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire but workers had been performing roof work in recent days.

Erika Benitez of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue told Patch there were no injuries as a result of the blaze.

Fire officials are looking into the possibility that the roof work caused the fire.

Residents were not evacuated from the building but the elevators were shut down for a time and a number of residents could be seen making their way to the ground floor in the stairwells. Traffic was also blocked off for a time from nearby Collins Avenue.

Photos by Paul Scicchitano