TAMPA, Fla. – Several cars were on fire Monday afternoon in the garage at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Tampa, according to Tampa Fire Rescue.
What we know:
Few details have been released, but Tampa Fire Rescue said it had several crews on scene at the hotel located at 2900 Bayport Drive.
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Firefighters said the fire started on the second floor and was contatined to the parking garage. It did not impact the hotel, according to TFR.
It took about an hour to get the fire under control.
Firefighters said the blaze was difficult to battle because it was in the parking garage, and they couldn’t drive their trucks right to it. Crews added that they had to use some smaller, pickup truck-type vehicles and had to manually put hoses in.
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No injuries were reported.
What we don’t know:
It is unclear exactly how many vehicles were on fire, but firefighters believe it was about 10.
The cause of the fire has not been released.
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This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
The Source: This article was written with information provided by Tampa Fire Rescue.