{"id":14739,"date":"2017-01-03T18:55:49","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T18:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=14739"},"modified":"2017-01-03T18:55:49","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T18:55:49","slug":"valdosta-fd-rescues-dog-from-hotel-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=14739","title":{"rendered":"Valdosta FD Rescues Dog From Hotel Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

(VALDOSTA TODAY<\/a>) \u2013 A Valdosta Fire Department rescued two pets, and a firefighter suffered a minor\u00a0injury early Thursday morning while responding to a fire at hotel near Interstate 75.<\/p>\n

At 3:03 a.m., VFD fire units were dispatched to the LaQuinta Inn and Suites at 1800 Clubhouse Drive.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnits arrived at 3:08 a.m. to find heavy smoke conditions visible as flames were starting to extend through the roof,\u201d said VFD Chief Freddie Broome.\u00a0\u201cVFD Firefighters initiated an aggressive evacuation and fire attack while conducting a primary search of the hotel. There were a total of 117 out of 121 rooms occupied. All of the hotel guests and employees were safely removed from the building and the fire was extinguished with multiple hose lines.\u201d<\/p>\n

Firefighters were responsible for rescuing two pets while conducting evacuation and search efforts.<\/p>\n

The fire was under contral at 4:44 a.m.<\/p>\n

There was a total of twenty nine firefighters on the scene, and one firefighter suffered a minor lower extremity injury and was transported to SGMC for evaluation. The firefighter was later released and is doing well. There were no civilian injuries reported, Broome said.<\/p>\n

Valdosta Police Department assisted with traffic and crowd control and SGMC EMS assisted with Firefighter Rehab.<\/p>\n

The fire started in the laundry room and preliminary findings indicate that the fire cause was electrical. The total damage estimate is $130,000 and the property value is estimated at $2,800,000.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"