FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A dryer sparked a fire Wednesday morning at a high-rise residential building in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village, first responders confirmed to Local 10 News.
According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials, the fire was reported at a building in the 600 block of Andrews Avenue.
A man who lives in the sixth floor unit where the fire occurred said he and his mother were able to get out safely.
“I was asleep, so my mom just kind of woke me up out of my sleep and was like, ‘Our apartment is on fire,’” the resident said, adding that he saw flames coming from the rear of the dryer.
The man said he grabbed whatever valuables he could before they left.
“Nothing you can really do in that situation,” he said.
Multiple fire trucks were lined along Andrews Avenue, just north of Sistrunk Boulevard, after the fire at the Progresso Point apartment building.
First responders said the blaze was contained to the unit where the fire originated, but the sprinklers were activated, causing water damage.
Because of the water damage, a number of residents are having to clean up and the elevators are out, however only the two adults who live in the unit where the fire started have been displaced. The Red Cross is assisting them.
North Andrews Avenue was temporarily closed in both directions in the area before the fire was extinguished. All lanes have since reopened.
Attention drivers in Flagler Village: N Andrews Ave is blocked in both directions while FLFR works a high rise fire along the 600 block. Seek alternate routes north and south. pic.twitter.com/1ghhLQVeU2
— Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue (@FLFR411) April 15, 2026
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