KILLEEN FIRE
May 13, 200
In Killeen a hotel had to be evacuated when a fire broke out on Sunday afternoon.

It happened on Sunday around 2:45 pm when flames and smoke were seen coming out of an air conditioning unit at the Howard Johnson hotel on 190.

Fire at Bourne hotel

An alarm was triggered from ash tipped into a dustbin at the North Street Hotel just before midnight on Friday evening (May 11).

The road was closed for a brief period while fire crews from Bourne, Market Deeping, Billingborough and Stamford tackled the problem.

Hopes to rebuild fire-hit hotel

The owners of a Grade II listed hotel in Essex which was devastated by a fire hope to rebuild the site.
More than 70 firefighters tackled the blaze at Orsett Hall, in Orsett, on Friday, which reduced much of the building to rubble.

The stairs of a fire escape are among the only surviving features of the 300-year-old building.

Demolition experts are attending the site, which is a popular wedding and conference venue in the region.

Crews were withdrawn from inside the hotel at the height of the blaze because of safety fears.

A safety cordon remains around the building following the fire
The hotel said on its website: "The owners' intentions are to rebuild the gold room, the blue room and the Whitmore suite.

"Work on the Grahame Thomas Pavilion will restart soon.

"Orsett Hall will not be lost to history."

Events planned for the hotel have been moved to another venue.

The building was the family seat of the Whitmores - Lt Col Whitmore, who later became Sir Francis Whitmore.

King George VI planted the oak tree in the Hall's ground to commemorate a visit in 1948 and the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret stayed in Orsett Hall's Royal suite.

Hotel Evacuated After Morning Fire

Flames broke out in the roof area of the Red River Steakhouse at around 10 a.m. The restaurant is connected to the hotel located near the intersection of Coldwater and Washington Center. About 250 people were inside at the time. They all got out safely.

The restaurant's general manager told News Channel 15 the fire may have been sparked from the neon lighting near the roof. They expect to be back in business by Thursday.