BUILDING THREE TIMES, RIGHT? YEAH. HERE AT THIS VACANT HOTEL FIRE NEAR SOUTHEAST 66TH AND I-35. FIRE CREWS ARE STILL WORKING TO PUT THIS OUT. RIGHT NOW, THEY’RE ROTATING BETWEEN CREWS BECAUSE OF MANY FACTORS, INCLUDING THE HEAT. NOW, THEY’VE BEEN OUT HERE FOR ALMOST TEN HOURS. AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST FIRE. HERE’S VIDEO FROM ALL AROUND THE BUILDING TODAY SHOWING THIS DESTRUCTION. NOW TODAY’S FIRE STARTED AROUND 730 THIS MORNING. AND THERE ARE NO INJURIES HERE. BUT FIREFIGHTERS HERE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRE THAT IS LEFT IS CONTAINED TO THE PROPERTY. NOW, FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THIS SPECIFIC SHIFT HAS BEEN HERE THREE TIMES OVER THE SUMMER, ADDING THAT OTHER SHIFTS COULD HAVE ALSO BEEN HERE AT OTHER TIMES. NOW, ANOTHER INSTANCE OF THIS HOTEL CATCHING ON FIRE WAS JUST A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO WITH THIS SPECIFIC LOCATION HAVING MULTIPLE FIRES. I ASKED FIRE OFFICIALS WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT THE FIRES HERE ON A SITUATION WHERE IT BECOMES A REOCCURRING A REOCCURRING PROBLEM. THAT’S OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE HAVE TO PUSH IT UP TO THE, YOU KNOW, FIRE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP. THAT’S A SLOWER PROCESS TRYING TO GET A GET AHOLD OF THE RIGHT PEOPLE WHO EITHER SECURE THE PROPERTY OR MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY OR HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. NOW, MUCH OF THE FIRE IS CONTAINED HERE. THERE’S STILL SOME SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE BUILDING HERE BEHIND ME. NOW, FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THEY’RE GOING TO BE OUT HERE POSSIBLY UNTIL SUNDOWN, UNTIL THEY CAN GET THE FIRE AND THE SMOKE ALL CONTAINED AND DEEM
Vacant Oklahoma City hotel catches fire again, crews battle to put blaze out
Oklahoma City firefighters spent much of Sunday tackling a massive fire at a vacant hotel, which has previously caught fire several times.
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Updated: 6:21 PM CDT Aug 25, 2024
Oklahoma City firefighters spent much of Sunday tackling a massive fire at a vacant hotel, which has previously caught fire several times.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Sunday afternoon, crews were still at the Rodeway Inn, near Interstate 35 and Southeast 66th Street, trying to snuff out the fire that started just after 7:20 a.m.Firefighters reported no injuries in connection with the fire, but remained at the scene Sunday afternoon to make sure the fire that was left was contained to the property.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppOklahoma City Fire Department officials said the shift that responded to the fire has also been to the vacant hotel three times over the summer to battle fires and that firefighters working other shifts could have also responded to fire calls at the property.KOCO 5 asked officials what could be done to prevent further fires at the hotel."On a situation where it becomes a reoccurring problem, that's obviously when we have to push it up the fire department leadership,” said battalion Chief Derak Stewart. "That's a slower process of trying to get the right people who (would) secure the property, maintain the property or hold them accountable."While much of the fire was contained late Sunday afternoon, officials said crews would stay on the scene until the area was deemed safe.Top HeadlinesEdmond students standing up to school officials after they said they weren’t allowed to fly flagPerson killed in Edmond police shootingOHP: 23-year-old man dead after ATV wreckTropical Storm Hone increases to Category 1 hurricane strength while approaching HawaiiFORECAST: Hot & humid Sunday ahead
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City firefighters spent much of Sunday tackling a massive fire at a vacant hotel, which has previously caught fire several times.
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Sunday afternoon, crews were still at the Rodeway Inn, near Interstate 35 and Southeast 66th Street, trying to snuff out the fire that started just after 7:20 a.m.
Firefighters reported no injuries in connection with the fire, but remained at the scene Sunday afternoon to make sure the fire that was left was contained to the property.
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Oklahoma City Fire Department officials said the shift that responded to the fire has also been to the vacant hotel three times over the summer to battle fires and that firefighters working other shifts could have also responded to fire calls at the property.
KOCO 5 asked officials what could be done to prevent further fires at the hotel.
"On a situation where it becomes a reoccurring problem, that's obviously when we have to push it up the fire department leadership,” said battalion Chief Derak Stewart. "That's a slower process of trying to get the right people who (would) secure the property, maintain the property or hold them accountable."
While much of the fire was contained late Sunday afternoon, officials said crews would stay on the scene until the area was deemed safe.
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