Marriott’s TownePlace Suites near George Washington’s home at Mount Vernon in Virginia caught fire at 1:13 a.m. this morning. A hotel guest – standing outside the property at the time – notified the manager who called 911. Since the fire was on the roof, there was no smoke alarm.
A lightning strike on the TownePlace Suites Fort Belvoir last night caused a two alarm fire and $100,000 worth of damages. All guests and employees were safely evacuated thanks to the quick action of the manager and Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department. https://t.co/Lh9WxUnWLC pic.twitter.com/9dLchkA2dw
— Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce (@MtVLChamber) July 7, 2020
Fire crew responded to evacuate 108 guests and put out the fire on the room. Early estimates are that the property sustained $100,000 in damage. All guests are being moved to other hotels. There’s no word yet when the Marriott Rewards category 3 hotel will re-open.
You have less than a 1 in 15,000 chance of being struck by lightning, and 90% of people struck by lightning survive. Electric fields would likely kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Here is more good news. In addition to electric fields that would likely kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus, hotel fires will also help kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus due to the rapid oxidation of burning material consumed in the exothermic chemical process of combustion.
I wonder if the Elite’s who got walked because of the lightning also got Bonvoyed since Marriott extended thier Elite Benefit Guarantee wavier from 7.5.2020 to 9.15.2020.
I can’t believe they would allow such shoddy construction..
Oh, yes, deregulation.
@Jake – what exactly do you think was deregulated here?