ATLANTIC CITY — Ocean Casino Resort is holding Atlantic City responsible for about $1.5 million in damage and lost business. The casino says city firefighters who answered a small fire there in July damaged the property, including a pipe that burst and sent water through parts of the building.

The casino sent the city a notice of tort claim on Oct. 5, Breaking AC News reported. Such a notice can precede a lawsuit, and no outlet has reported that a suit was actually filed in court. 92.7 WOBM reported that the claim surfaced in a 203-page City Council agenda posted online Oct. 26.

"The Atlantic City Fire Department responded to a fire at the property and caused excessive damage, including a burst pipe," the casino wrote in the notice, according to WOBM. The station said the document does not spell out what firefighters did wrong.

Vendor estimates attached to the claim put property costs between $500,000 and $600,000, with roughly $700,000 more in lost business, Breaking AC reported. The site said repairs worth about $100,000 were already finished. According to Breaking AC, the claim was written by casino attorney Justin Santagata, names Battalion Chief Paul Hess as the only city employee and lists security shift manager Kevin Kenny as a witness.

WOBM listed smaller line items that total about $650,000, among them $59,602 in canceled hotel stays, $23,668 paid to guests and $488,613 for architects and engineers.

The fire started in a linen capture room around 5:30 a.m. July 27. Crews put it out, but water released during the response reached elevator shafts and back hallways. Fire officials said a large section of the lobby ceiling came down, NBC10 Philadelphia reported, while a casino spokesperson told the station the ceiling was taken down on purpose for repairs. No one was reported hurt.

Ocean closed its gaming floor for the day and called off a slot tournament, and all gambling was back July 28, Breaking AC reported at the time. The mayor and fire chief had not commented as of Oct. 28, according to Breaking AC.