Fire Destroys TX Hotel

Firefighters worked for several hours to contain a fire that destroyed a Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Killeen Friday night.
Feb. 20, 2021

One person suffered minor injuries as fire ripped through a Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Killeen Friday night.

Firefighters found heavy fire coming from the roof of the hotel when they arrived around 8:30 p.m., according to the Killeen Daily Herald.

The newspaper reported that all 102 rooms of the hotel were occupied Friday night.

One person was treated at the scene and Fox44 reported that two others drove themselves to the hospital for smoke inhalation. 

Seven fire departments were called to help Killeen firefighter contain the fire, which burned most of the night.

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