Dearborn Hotel Closed After Massive Fire Destroys 7 Rooms: Fire Chief

DEARBORN, MI — A Dearborn hotel is closed after a fire ripped through the four-story building early Sunday morning, according to fire officials.

Fire officials said an air conditioning unit caught fire inside a room on the second floor at the Chatura Hotel on Michigan Avenue early Sunday morning at 1:38 a.m.

Flames and smoke quickly spread to the third and fourth floors, as firefighters moved into the building, according to fire officials.

There were roughly 75 people inside the hotel when the fire first started, according to fire officials.

They were all safely evacuated from the building while firefighters battled the blaze, according to fire officials.

It took 30 firefighters to battle the blaze, which was extinguished at roughly 3:30 a.m., according to fire officials.

Multiple firefighters treated guests for cuts and minor burns near the hotel, according to fire officials.

One person was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for smoke inhalation, according to fire officials.

Officials did not report any serious injuries or deaths in the fire, according to fire officials.

The blaze destroyed seven rooms and displaced roughly 35 people, according to fire officials.

Officials closed the building, deeming it unfit for people to stay in due to the excessive smoke and water damage, according to fire officials.

"Major fire events like what took place at the Chatura Hotel early this morning are extremely dangerous. We are fortunate to have seen no major injuries among the guests rescued from the building and the firefighters extinguishing the flames," Dearborn Fire Chief Joseph Murray said.