WASHINGTON, Pa.
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Several people were taken to a hospital for treatment Sunday morning after a fire erupted at The George Washington Hotel in Washington, Pa.
Washington Fire Department Chief Linn Brookman said that the fire started in the laundry room in the basement of the hotel at 60 S. Main St. at about 10:30 a.m.
"Upon our arrival, the laundry room all the way up to the ninth floor was fully charged with smoke," Brookman said.
He said that firefighters were able to put out the blaze by about 11:30 a.m.
No injuries were reported, but five people were treated with oxygen for smoke inhalation.
A shelter was set up for residents at Washington High School. Some of the residents said that they had also been around for a fire in the building four years ago.
Firefighters said that it appeared that everyone got out of the building safely.
The cause of the fire was still under investigation.
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