Suspicious early morning commercial structure fire on Sadler Road

City of Fernandina Beach Fire Department
Press Release
Ty Silcox, Fire Chief
March 1, 2019 12:25 p.m.

At approximately 04:54am on March 1, 2019, the Fernandina Beach Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at the Breakwater Hotel at the Beach, 2707 Sadler Road. The fire was extinguished by hotel staff prior to firefighters arriving on scene. Fire damage to the structure was limited to one of the exterior ground floor hotel room doors and door frame. The occupants were not in the room at the time of the fire, but have all been accounted for.

The cause of the fire appears to be suspicious in nature and is currently under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Fernandina Beach Police Department. There were no civilian or firefighter injuries reported as a result of this fire.

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Teri D. Springer
Teri D. Springer (@guest_54601)
5 years ago

4:54am and the occupants weren’t in their room? Anyone else find THAT rather odd?