Baker said they busted out windows in the upper floors of the hotel so that smoke could escape out of the top of the hotel. (WATE) Dozens of people were trapped inside the Park Vista Hotel in Gatlinburg as wild fires burn outside the building. He said the emergency doors had come off the rollers, so smoke and embers were just coming up into the hotel and it was difficult to breathe.įinally, firefighters were able to barricade the doors. VIDEO: We’ve gathered some of the most dramatic video of the Tennessee fires and compiled it here.īaker said his family was in the lobby and didn’t know what was going on, but the hotel filled with smoke. “Then the flames came up into the parking lot and then told us we all had stay inside.” When firefighters arrived, city officials said they found one of the unoccupied. “The only road to get down from the hotel, trees had fallen down in the road and were just engulfed in flames,” said Baker. Wednesday, the Gatlinburg Fire Department responded to a structure fire at Westgate Resorts. He said fire came up to the parking lot of the hotel and firefighters told him it was not safe to leave. Brush fire near Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg 100 contained, firefighters say Wildfire was in remote area off Ravens Den Way in Sevier County Share Updated: 7:38 PM EST Infinite Scroll. In total, 79 stories have been published about Gatlinburg which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months. Logan Baker, a hotel guest who is at the hotel staying with his family, said when he checked-in the hotel was already starting to fill with smoke. Aberdeen Fire Rescue, Aberdeen, South Dakota. Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Gatlinburg, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. (WATE) – Dozens of people were trapped inside the Park Vista Hotel in Gatlinburg as wild fires burn outside the building. (WDRB) - One person is dead and several buildings are destroyed after a fire in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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