Overview
- Hollywood Fire Rescue said the elderly woman hospitalized after Tuesday’s top-floor fire died Thursday morning.
- The blaze engulfed a corner penthouse on North Surf Road, with live video showing flames pushing through windows and rear sliding doors toward a balcony beneath the rooftop pool.
- A firefighter and a police officer were taken to hospitals for evaluation and were discharged by Wednesday afternoon.
- The resident of the affected apartment was not home at the time and was uninjured.
- Investigators have not released details on the woman’s injuries, her cause of death, or the fire’s origin, and some apartments on the fire floor remain cleared because of water damage while residents below have returned.