Electrical Room Sparks Fire in Parking Garage

BOCA RATON– Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services responded to a report of an electrical room fire in the parking garage at 301 E. Yamato Road just after 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 3, said fire officials.

Firefighters discovered that the electrical transformer had malfunctioned and caused the burning of some of the attached wiring. The fire was extinguished within minutes after the arrival of firefighters, preventing further damage to the electrical room of the 5-story parking garage.

No injuries were reported. Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services investigators determined that the cause was an apparent equipment malfunction.