HALLANDALE BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A Hallandale Beach high rise went up in flames, Thursday night.

It happened on the 200 block of Leslie Drive.

Officials said a resident was smoking on a seventh story balcony when the embers set nearby items ablaze. She was treated on the scene.

A police officer was taken to the hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.

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