WINNIPEG – A spectacular fire burned the Alonsa Hotel to the ground overnight.
Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP and local fire departments were called to the fire shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday.
Thick smoke was seen coming from the hotel when emergency crews arrived, but efforts to save the building were unsuccessful and it was completely destroyed.
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The building was evacuated when people inside smelled smoke, RCMP were told, and no injuries have been reported.
Officials continue to investigate. The cause of the fire and a damage estimate are not available, but the hotel is a total loss, police said.
Alonsa is 165 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg near the western shore of Lake Manitoba.
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