A man died in a fire on the Atlantic City Boardwalk Thursday night, according to officials.
Bruce Elder, 67, appeared to be sleeping near a homeless encampment under the boardwalk on 1400 Boardwalk and Tennessee avenues in Atlantic City, New Jersey, around 7 p.m., investigators said.
A small campfire was set in the area near Elder, according to officials. The three-alarm fire spread upward, damaging the structure of the boardwalk and the arcade above, according to officials.
Responding crews were eventually able to bring the fire under control. Elder was later found dead.
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Elder's cause of death is pending an autopsy. Investigators said the cause of the fire appears to be an open flame to available combustibles. Investigators also said that while the fire was intentionally set, the incident does not appear to be criminal in nature.
The fire left some businesses damaged and other business owners thankful they were spared from fire damage.
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