OCEAN CITY, Md.- Flames roared through the popular Angler Restaurant just over the Route 50 Bridge Sunday night.
Ocean City firefighters were called out just after 9 p.m. Fire Chief Richard Bowers said some responded from the Hilton Suites Hotel where smoke was reported on the eighth floor just six minutes before the fire call at the Angler.
"We're seeing that happen more often these days," Bowers said. "It's just the way that our community is growing. This resort town is not just a seasonal type of town. It's an all year-round town."
General Manager of the Angler Sean Ryan was on the scene quickly Sunday night to see the damage for himself.
"Fire trucks everywhere. A lot of smoke," Ryan said. "Walked up and saw that and like I said it was a sense of relief just seeing that it was where it was."
Right across the street at the Talbot Street Pier, Joseph Rinato dialed 911 during his night shift. He grabbed the fire extinguisher from the pier and attempted to put out the fire as best he could.
"It was around 9:10 at night and I hear noises outside. I see flashing," Rinato said. "I look out and it looked like fireworks going off so just called 911. Called my owner so he could call them and got the fire extinguisher and ran over there."
The Ocean City Fire Marshal's Office is still investigating the cause of the fire. One person was injured and was treated at the scene for their injuries. No firefighters were hurt.
A scary situation for a busy restaurant in-season, but from their perspective it definitely could have been a lot worse.
