суббота, 3 марта 2012 г.

Fire causes hundreds to evacuate Calif. hotel

The Hilton Pasadena had to move hundreds of guests, including some who had attended the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl, after an electrical malfunction sent heavy smoke billowing through the hotel's upper floors on New Year's Day, authorities said.

The malfunction knocked out power at about 5:30 p.m. Friday, just as several tour buses full of fans from the Rose Bowl game were arriving back at the hotel, Pasadena Fire Department spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said. A blown out transformer likely caused the problem, she said.

The fifth through 12th floors were left with a smoky smell that made them uninhabitable.

Guests on those floors …

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