Garbage fire inside Hope hotel deemed ‘suspicious,’ say firefighters

HOPE — No one was injured after firefighters battled a garbage fire at the Hope Hotel on Wallace Street Thursday night.

Local firefighters said they arrived just after 9:30 p.m. and found a blaze inside an unused portion of the building.

“Once on scene, firefighters discovered a rubbish fire that had extended into a hallway of the building,” the Hope Fire Department said in a social media post.

“They quickly gained access and were able to knock down the fire in minutes, avoiding further damage.”