[UPDATE]  More details have been released about this afternoon's fire at the Holiday Inn in downtown Shreveport.Here's the latest from the Shreveport Fire Department:

The Holiday Inn Downtown was the scene of a three-alarm, multi-story commercial building fire that kept 60 Shreveport firefighters and paramedics busy for 40 minutes evacuating occupants, extinguishing fire and ejecting smoke.

Shreveport firefighters were dispatched at 12:50PM and arrived on scene at 12:54PM, and reported heavy smoke coming from the fourth window on the sixth floor. At 1:03PM, Battalion Chief Scott Rothel, the on- scene Incident Commander, upgraded the incident to a third alarm requesting additional manpower and equipment to safely evacuate occupants and gain control of the incident. The incident required the use of 10 fire engines, three ladder trucks, two heavy rescue trucks, three battalion chiefs and two medic units; the flames were under control by 1:19PM.

Fire Investigator Josh McCullum determined that the fire originated near the HVAC unit and a stool in room 633. The fire was contained to the room origin because the sprinkler system activated and served its purpose. No injuries were reported. The cause of this fire remains under investigation.


Original story:

Shreveport firefighters and police are at the scene of a fire in downtown Shreveport.

Firefighters say smoke and flames were visible from the 5th floor of the Holiday Inn. Motorist Assistance Patrol has the east and west Spring Street exit ramps from I-20 closed.

KEEL News has called the Shreveport Fire Department for more information. We'll pass anything else along as it comes in. We are hearing no injuries have been reported, and the hotel was evacuated.

 

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