Laundry Room Fire Forces Evacuation Of New Midtown Tampa Hyatt

Tampa FL

28 February, 2021

3:55 PM

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TAMPA, FL — Guests were evacuated from the newly opened Hyatt dual-branded Aloft and Element hotel in Midtown Tampa Saturday after a dryer in a second-floor laundry room caught fire. Tampa Fire Rescue responded around 8:30 p.m. and found heavy smoke coming from the laundry room. The hotel's sprinkler system contained the fire and firefighters were able to douse it before 9 p.m., allowing guests to go back in.