Hospitality Industry Property Risks: Michigan Motel Fire Starts In Bathroom Fan And Results In “Complete Loss” To Building

“…it appears the fire started in a bathroom fan on the motel’s second floor, although a direct cause wasn’t immediately identified…(firefighters) made an initial handline attack and were able to stop it from spreading Motel Firesouth, but the fire did come around and spread indoors through the additional building…”

A metro Detroit motel that has been around since the 1960s is now a complete loss after fire tore through the building early Thursday morning. WWJ’s Ron Dewey reports the fire broke out around 2 a.m. at the Flamingo Motel on Groesbeck Highway in Fraser.

Firefighters from Fraser and Roseville responded and worked for about two hours before the fire was extinguished. Fraser Public Safety Lieutenant Dan Kolke said damage to the building is extensive.

All 10 of the motel’s occupants were able to get out safely and uninjured. Lilly Eilem said she saw the firetrucks outside her window, but didn’t put two and two together until she heard Meeks pounding on her door, telling her to get out.

Two firefighters were taken to the hospital for minor smoke inhalation.

For more:  http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/01/17/two-firefighters-injured-in-motel-fire/

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