Hotel Fire in Niagara Falls
(2007-07-17)

NIAGARA FALLS, NY A fire at the Castle Motor Inn along Niagara Falls Blvd. in Niagara Falls forced the evacuation of several guests Monday night.

The fire apparently began in the kitchen of an adjoining restaurant shortly after 10 p.m. Falls fire chief William MacKay says the flames spread quickly.

Police officers and firefighters helped to evacuate guests from 26 rooms. Rescue crews had to awaken ten guests in one room who were unaware of the fire. All of the guests got out safely. There were no injuries reported.

The fire apparently was sparked by an electrical malfunction in the kitchen of an adjoining restaurant.

Smoke Causes D.C. Hotel Guests to Evacuate
Thursday, July 26, 2007; 11:32 AM

Hundreds of guests at the Washington Plaza Hotel were evacuated this morning after smoke filled the hotel's basement because of an overheated sump pump.

D.C. fire crews were called to the hotel at 10 Thomas Circle N.W. around 10 a.m. A drain in the hotel's swimming pool broke, sending gallons of water into the hotel's basement. Fire department spokesman Alan Etter said the water was knee high. No injuries or damage to guest property was reported.By 11 a.m. guests staying in the eight-story hotel's upper floors were being permitted to return to the hotel, Etter said. Streets surrounding the hotel that had been blocked off have now reopened

Fire breaks out in three-star hotel, seven injured, 124 evacuated

ROME: Fire broke out early Thursday on the second-floor of a hotel near Rome's main train station, forcing the evacuation of all 124 guests and injuring seven, authorities said.

The cause of the blaze at the three-star Hotel San Giusto in Piazza Bologna was not immediately known, fire officials said. It spread to three rooms, but was quickly contained by firefighters.

Seven people were treated for smoke inhalation at three hospitals, said a spokesman for the Policlinico Umberto I.

Marriott hotel fire prompts evacuation

Aug 3, 2007 11:28 PM

The guests were staying at the Marriott Hotel, located in the 7200 block of East 21st Street.

Firefighters arrived at the scene around 9:15 in the morning. Smoke and flames were coming from the fourth floor of the hotel.

According to Captain Harris of the Indianapolis Fire Department, "A smoke detector went off and maintenance personnel went to the fourth floor to investigate. They found fire in an air conditioning unit, and in the wall and while trying to extinguish it they were calling for the fire department."

No one was injured in the fire.

The fire, which has been ruled as accidental, caused $30,000