Fire at unfinished hotel

Thursday afternoon, fire crews responded to a small fire in suites of the unfinished hotel off Carlton Trail.

Deputy Fire Chief Lindsay Holm said the fire took place between two walls.

"The cause of the fire was basically due to welding in the area and sparks dropping down onto some combustible material between the walls."

Holm said damage wasn't significant, and was mainly confined to the space in between two suites. There was minor smoke damage to two suites.

Such fires are not common, Holm said, but always have the potential to happen.

There were fire extinguishers in the area and Holm said workers were able to make sure the fire didn't spread.