February 26, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (SH2010-12) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION R. Steve Huffman Public Information Officer (251) 208-2857/Fax: (251) 208-2861 E-Mail: huffman@cityofmobile.org FIRE AT BEST WESTERN BATTLESHIP INN Firefighters responding to an electronic fire alarm at the Best Western Battleship Inn located at 2701 Battleship Parkway on Friday morning February 26, arrived on the scene to report heavy smoke and fire coming from the second floor of the 2-story motel. The call was received at approximately 5:21 a.m. Some guests were already leaving their rooms as firefighters arrived; firefighters woke up others and told them to evacuate their rooms. The fire appears to have started in two outside storage rooms located in a breezeway of the second floor. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire preventing it from spreading to any of the guest rooms. The cause of the fire is under investigation. There were no reported injuries and a damage estimate is not available at this time. Engines 3, 8, 11, truck 4, fireboat 2, rescue 3 and District Chief John Young responded. The Bureau of Fire Prevention is investigating the fire. ###