Firefighters battle flames in Middletown Hotel

MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (WLNE) — A Hotel in Middletown caught fire on Friday afternoon.

The fire alarm at the Days Inn on West Main Road went off at around 11:55 a.m.

Firefighters got to the scene and found that the first floor was on fire. The flames quickly spread to the second floor.

Crews from the Middletown Fire Department were able to put out the fire in under two hours with help from surrounding departments. They were able to contain the fire to just two wings of the building.

Traffic on Route 114 South was backed up around the scene for about a half mile.

No one was hurt during the fire, the cause is still under investigation.

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