Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Austin, TX – Fire at Crowne Plaza Hotel extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported December 4, 2016 viking210 The Austin Fire Department responded Friday night to a hotel just off of I-35 in North Austin after a fire inside a third floor room. Guests were evacuated from the Crowne Plaza Hotel around 9:00 p.m., but were allowed back in a short time later. No injuries were reported. The Austin Fire Depart. says a sprinkler system extinguished the fire believed to be related to an electrical problem in an HVAC system. One room was damaged with smoke, while other parts of the hotel have water damage. In all, there’s about $250,000 worth of damage. Guests who cannot return to their room have been relocated by the hotel.
