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ATLANTIC CITY , NJ – A towering plume of smoke rose over the Jersey Shore Friday evening as flames tore through a long-closed Atlantic City school that was in the process of being demolished.

The fire broke out around 6:05 p.m. at the former New Jersey Avenue School, located in the unit block of New Jersey Avenue. Flames quickly spread through all three floors of the 1925-built structure, which had been shuttered since 2012.

Fire at long-shuttered New Jersey Avenue School, which was set for demolition … (video by @NightcrawlingAC ) https://t.co/rUKjXXJxxi @AtlanticCity911 @911__ICE via @BreakingAC pic.twitter.com/Bp5JfSTDIJ — Lynda Cohen (@LyndaCohen) August 8, 2025

The building was heavily damaged by flooding during Superstorm Sandy later that same year and had r

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