Popular Fort Lauderdale nightclub "Backyard" declared a total loss after fire: "It was just something unnatural"

A massive fire raged through Backyard Fort Lauderdale early Monday morning, leaving the popular entertainment district establishment charred and considered a total loss.Bright orange flames burst through the roof of the building on Southwest 3rd Avenue, quickly escalating into a two-alarm fire as patrons scrambled to safety."It was like a stampede almost. Everybody was just running out, everybody was tripping over everybody, but the workers themselves handled themselves very calmly," said witness Bryan Ocasio.Ocasio added that the blaze spread rapidly through the venue. "The fire burst through the walls. It was just something unnatural; it was just so big," he said.Witness Sterling Gonzalez was inside the bar when the fire started. "We were hanging out inside the bar, and we started hearing a bunch of people freaking out about a fire," Gonzalez said. "It was wild. The entire rooftop was on fire".At least 80 firefighters responded to battle the blaze. Officials confirmed that no custome