CLARKSVILLE, Ind. — Authorities are investigating a massive fire that left extensive damage to a southern Indiana hotel.
Crews worked to put out hotspots at the Best Western Clarksville.
According to the Clarksville Fire Department, the fire was reported around 10 a.m. Sunday inside of a room.
The fire spread throughout the attic which caused the massive fire in one of the buildings.
"Originally it wasn't that much smoke at first the fire took over very quickly, very fast," said Kim Hussong, a hotel guest.
She was in her car at another hotel building when her sister ran out of their room to tell her about the fire.
They both went knocking on doors to wake other hotel guests up.
Hussong said, "it had already engulfed the entire building from us running from one end of the building to the opposite end."
Crews from Jeffersonville and New Albany Fire Departments were called in to assist.
Hotel employees who didn’t want to be identified, told WHAS11 News that part of the motel was newly remodeled and displaced guests were moved to different rooms.
“I do know they had an alarm system, or they had smoke alarms in each individual building and room, and we did hear them going off. So this building had some age on it and back. It may have not required codes when it was built,” Clarksville Fire Chief Brandon Skaggs said.
Hussong is grateful no one was hurt and her vehicle was not damaged.
She said, "my Ford Mustang is sitting out in front as far as I know it's untouched I haven't been able to get to my car since the fire."
Indiana’s fire marshal along with the ATF and Clarksville Police Department will join in the investigation.
No cause has been determined and no injuries have been reported.
This is a developing story. We will update this when we have more information.
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