HAMPTON, Va. — The Hampton Fire Division responded to the Embassy Suites after reports of a fire and sprinkler activation.
The call came in at 7:16 p.m. Thursday. No one was injured in the fire that was contained to one room on the 10th floor of the hotel.
Due to the sprinkler activation, 64 rooms were impacted.
There were 449 guests in 201 rooms at the hotel st 1700 Coliseum Drive. During the evacuation, guests were housed in the Convention Center. The hotel has enough rooms to accommodate all of their current guests.
The cause of the fire was accidental and started from a candle the guest was using in the room.