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Archive Home > 2002 > September > 14 > Fire at La Quinta Inn displaces 80 guests

Fire at La Quinta Inn displaces 80 guests

Wal-Mart, church provide shelter for evacuees

By Tom Peterson / The Bulletin
September 14, 2002

When fire alarms began ringing at the La Quinta Inn early Friday morning in south Bend, desk manager B.J. Ladewig ran down the halls knocking on doors and telling guests to quickly get out of the building.

"She was yelling ‘leave the building,'" said Lee Smith, 75, who was staying at....

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