Fire forced the evacuation of a hotel Tuesday night.
The Rochester Fire Department says it was called to Candlewood Suites – Rochester Mayo Clinic Area just after 7:30 pm. Firefighters arrived to find an evacuation underway due to a fire alarm and encountered smoke in a hallway.
The Fire Department says the hotel’s sprinkler system had extinguished flames in a single room. No one was injured in this incident but the hotel room suffered smoke and water damage.
The Rochester Police Department and the Red Cross assisted at the scene.
The Fire Department responded to this incident with units E16, E5, BC1, E1, E2, E3, T12, and Fire Marshal 4.