Some North Alabama history burned to the ground Saturday night
MENTONE, Ala. (WHNT) – The Mentone Springs Hotel was destroyed by fire Saturday night.
The call came in around 9:00 p.m. Saturday. The flames spread to the big antique mall next door, The White Elephant. Firefighters say it is a complete loss, too.
Officials at the scene say no one was injured. They have not determined the cause of the fire yet.
They say there were commercial-grade propane tanks outside of the hotel. Officials say none exploded, thanks to firefighters.
A spokesperson for the Mentone Fire Department says a guest tried to put out the flames with fire extinguisher but it was too late. The spokesman said the main focus for firefighters was keeping the blaze contained to the hotel so that it wouldn’t spread to rest of the town.
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