Kitchen fire forces evacuation of Hotel Viking
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Viking Hotel Fire
Cleanup continues at the Viking Hotel in Newport where a fire caused serious smoke and water damage.
NBC 10 News
Published: September 21, 2009
Updated: September 22, 2009
Published: September 21, 2009
Updated: September 22, 2009
NEWPORT, R.I.—A large kitchen fire forced the evacuation of the Hotel Viking in Newport on Monday.
Fire officials said the fire started in the kitchen’s fryolator and then spread into the hotel’s vents.
A worker activated the sprinklers over the fryer, but the fire started back up.
No one was injured.
Officials said the banquet kitchen, and rooms on the second and third floors were damaged.
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