Roanoke Firefighters battled a fire at the Days Inn near the Roanoke Civic Center today. They are still on scene hitting the hot spots. The hotel was apparently undergoing renovations. There were no guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. The fire closed down route 460 in both directions right at Williamson Road for hours. The fire even made it on CNN today.
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I am mostly posting this because Wines was in on the fire and the fact that we don't get much video of our fires. There aren't any buffs in the area like in the Northeast. We take what we can get and every once in a while a neighbor films a short video like the one below.
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Monday Morning Shoutout - This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout (delivered on Tuesday) goes to Pedro the Paramedic. I have enjoyed this blog for some time now.
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I lost a brother today. I have posted more information and images over at RoanokeFire.com. Please pray for his family, friends, and department brother and sisters.
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