GRAND CHUTE (NBC 26) — The Hampton Inn in Grand Chute was evacuated Saturday after a first-floor laundry room caught fire.
According to a release from the Grand Chute Fire Department, crews were dispatched to the scene after an employee found a fire located in the hotel's main laundry room.
The fire was being controlled by the building's automatic sprinkler system. Fire crews from GCFD and the City of Appleton and Village of Fox Crossing Fire units worked to locate and extinguish the remaining pocked of fire.
Despite being contained to a small area of the hotel, smoke extended to all floors and the building was evacuated as a precaution. Personnel remained on scene for several hours ventilating the building to remove the smoke and overhauling the fire area to ensure the safety of the hotel's guests and staff.
There were no injuries reported and fire investigators are continuing to determine the cause of the fire.
