Kissimmee Hotel Fire Forces Guests To Evacuate

POSTED: 12:04 pm EDT September 8, 2006

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Fire forced guests to evacuate a Kissimmee hotel, but they were back in their rooms Friday.

The small fire broke out Thursday night in a second floor linen closet at the Econo-Lodge on Irlo Bronson Highway.

The sprinklers activated when smoke set them off.

Firefighters are trying to figure out exactly what caused the fire.

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Woman sentenced to prison for role in Davenport hotel fire

DAVENPORT, Iowa It's ten years in prison for a woman involved in a fire at a historic hotel in Davenport.

Melissa Elias of Victoria, Illinois, pleaded guilty last month to drug and second-degree arson charges.

She was sentenced yesterday in Scott County District Court.

Elias was helping a man cook methamphetamine in the Blackhawk Hotel when a fire erupted in their room last February. The fire caused heavy damage to the eighth floor of the building.

John Heberer, address unknown, was convicted last month of first-degree arson, possession of explosive materials and drug possession with intent to deliver.

His sentencing is set for October fourth.

Fire at Las Vegas' Venetian Hotel
26 September 2006

"...The fire started around 8 p.m.

"...The Clark County Fire Department says the fire started after a construction tarp fastened to a decorative tower on The Venetian was overheated by a light.

"Flames shot about 40-feet into the air and thousand of tourists stood across the street and watched as fire crews put out the blaze. The fire was contained to the outside of the Venetian..."