Hotel fire, explosion injures 2 firefighters, 8 guests in New Hampshire
Authorities are working to determine a cause.
A fire and an explosion at a hotel in New Hampshire injured two firefighters and eight guests early Tuesday morning.Firefighters were called to the Element hotel on Foot Hill Street in Lebanon around 5:15 a.m. Then authorities on scene heard an explosion, according to WHDH. It was in a mechanical room on the first floor, and there was also a “small fire” on the fifth floor, WMUR reported. Three alarms were struck, according to NBC5.
BREAKING: @MyNBC5 just confirmed there’s a 3rd alarm fire at the Element Hotel in Lebanon, NH. It’s located just off Route 120. Multiple departments are responding. @MattMyNBC5 is on scene… just sent in this photo. We’ll bring you the latest on-air and online as we learn more pic.twitter.com/sG1874GMz2
— WXII Jackie Pascale (@WXIIJackie) December 24, 2019
The injured firefighters were thought to have nonlife-threatening injuries, according to WMUR. They were taken to nearby Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. The injuries to the eight guests also appeared to be nonlife-threatening. They were also taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
Around 70 to 80 guests were evacuated and moved to other hotels nearby, according to WMUR. The hotel was damaged to the point where it will be closed for some time. Authorities are continuing to investigate what happened.
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