50 Evacuated in L.A. Hotel Blaze
A small fire in a first-floor storage room in an unoccupied wing of a downtown hotel sent smoke though several floors of the 10-story building before firefighters doused the flames Sunday, fire officials said.
About 50 people were evacuated from the Embassy Hotel, 851 S. Grand Ave., shortly after 2 p.m., a city Fire Department spokesman said. There were no injuries.
It took firefighters from 12 engine companies about 20 minutes to put out the blaze, which caused damage estimated at $30,000.
The cause of the blaze was under investigation.
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