Fire Rages in Midtown Hotel in New York

(New York -WABC, October 2, 2005) - A scare for hotel guests in Midtown yesterday.

There was a fire in the electrical shaft at the Hilton New York. It flared up just after four pm.

That fire forced the evacuation of the 45-story building and shut down traffic on Sixth Avenue between 51-st and 54-th streets for more than three hours.

33 people were treated at the hospital for smoke inhalation.

The fire was under control an hour and a half later.

The cause is still under investigation.

(Copyright 2005 WABC-TV)

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