UPDATED: Fire At Bethesda Hyatt Injures One, Forces 400 Occupants Out

Guests forced out by an electrical room explosion and fire leave the Hyatt Regency in downtown Bethesda early Monday morning

UPDATE 4:50 a.m. A fire in the electrical room of the Hyatt Regency Bethesda early this morning left one worker injured and more than 400 guests and others forced to move to Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, according to MCFRS spokesman Capt. Scott Graham.

An explosion in the electrical room after midnight in the fifth floor of the hotel (7400 Wisconsin Ave.) sent the worker to the burn center of Suburban Hospital  with critical injuries according to Graham.

The fire was held in check by the sprinkler system, but the guests at the hotel were moved in Ride On buses to the gym at nearby B-CC High School around 2:15 a.m., where they are being assisted by the Red Cross.

Wisconsin Avenue in both directions was closed during MCFRS’ response to the fire.

Students at B-CC and all Montgomery County Public Schools are on spring break this week.

At 4:45 a.m., fire fighters allowed guests back on to Ride On buses to retrieve medicine or other belongings from the hotel.

Capt. Scott Graham reported fire fighters had cleared the hotel and Wisconsin Avenue will reopen by 6 a.m.

MCFRS have southbound Wisconsin Avenue at East-West Highway closed off this morning Power was cut off at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Bethesda after an electrical room explosion and fire early Monday morning Guests allowed back on to Ride On buses to retrieve belongings from the hotel Hyatt guests forced to B-CC High School were allowed back on Ride On buses to the hotel to retrieve belongings

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