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Fire causes 'extensive damage' at Merritt hotel

A fire in the early hours of Friday morning left a Merritt hotel heavily damaged.

At about 1:30 am, the Merritt RCMP and fire rescue teams responded to reports of a structure fire.

When emergency personnel arrived at the scene of the Comfort Inn & Suites on De Wolf Way, a section of the hotel was heavily engulfed with flames.

<who> Photo Credit: Merritt RCMP

All hotel occupants were safely evacuated and police said no injuries were reported.

However, a significant portion of the building experienced extensive damage.

At this time, no cause of the fire has been given.

Fire investigators and the Merritt RCMP are on scene of the fire Friday to gather evidence and determine what caused the fire.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police at (250) 378-4262 and refer to file 2025-2801.



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