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Crews respond
to smoke at St. Charles Hotel
By Kate Turnbow
Capital
Journal Staff
Friday,
August 11, 2006
Traffic was
completely diverted around the St. Charles Hotel in downtown Pierre around 5:30
p.m. Thursday evening.
According to Curt Kusler, building manager, a leak in the elevator holding tank
caused a fire in the basement of the building.
"The people upstairs noticed smoke in the basement and called me around 5 p.m.,"
Kusler said. "It's a good thing they noticed it. I guess Lonnie, the owner of
the restaurant, came and put it out with a fire extinguisher. It had leaked onto
the motor, but we shut it off, so right now they are just ventilating the area."
The fire department responded to the scene around 5:15 p.m., and police blocked
off the area from all four ways while fireman worked to secure the area.
Streets in the area were reopened around 6:20 p.m.
Story
by: Kate Turnbow
Capital Journal, Pierre, SD
www.capitaljournal.com
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Pierre Fire
Department, e-mail the PFD
webmaster.
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