Early Morning Fire
Destroys Downtown Hotel
An early morning fire in
downtown San José woke
up a number of sleeping
guests in the El
Campesino hotel.
The fire engulfed the
second floor of the
structure, causing
damage to 80% of the
building located on
Calle 8 on the north
side of Avenida Central.
Firefighters quickly
brought the blaze under
control and fortunately
there were no fatalities
reported.
Investigators believe
the fire was set
deliberately, as the
manager of the hotel
recalls one of the
guests coming to the
front desk at 5:30am,
dropping off his key and
telling there was a fire
in his room, allowing
the manager time to
evacuate the rest of the
guests.
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