Hotel Mount Pearl destroyed by 2nd fire since Christmas Day

Nfld. & Labrador·New

The scent of smoke and burning materials could be smelled across Mount Pearl and St. John's on Saturday morning.

Flames shot from the hotel, causing extensive damage by mid-morning Saturday

CBC News · Posted: Dec 28, 2019 9:32 AM NT | Last Updated: December 28

A raging fire at Hotel Mount Pearl gutted the entire inside of the building Saturday morning, just days after a kitchen fire caused damage on Christmas Day.

A spokesperson for the St. John's Regional Fire Department says emergency responders received a call around 5 a.m. Saturday. It's not believed anybody was inside at the time.

Crews tried for several hours to bring the blaze under control, but it became obvious that saving the structure was not possible.

today's snow in the forecast also starting to come down now. pic.twitter.com/KT6FrlngT4

—@kscSharpe

The hotel has been a fixture on Park Avenue, near the border between St. John's and Mount Pearl, for more than 20 years.

Members of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, the City of Mount Pearl and other incident response teams were on scene throughout the morning.

“We're going to be here, I would say, three parts of today,” said Platoon Chief Roger Hounsell with the St. John's Regional Fire Department early on Saturday morning. “We'll be here for at least another five or six hours.”

The smell of smoke and burning materials from the hotel could be noted across Mount Pearl and St. John's as residents were waking up.

Free Traffic Real Traffic At Your Finger Tips

Get Traffic With Zero Money Down

Join with bonus

It's the third fire at the hotel in recent years. A fire in February 2014 caused extensive damage throughout the building.

After the Christmas Day fire, it was reported the hotel was closed for the holidays.

Read more from CBC Newfoundland and Labrador

With files from Kenny Sharpe

Subscribe to Centenunlimited news

We hate SPAM and promise to keep your email address safe