De Soto Hotel And Concordia Cemetery : Massive Fire Burns De Soto hotel

Source : www.elpasotimes.com

The El Paso hotel was completely destroyed by a fire on Friday night as firefighters battled to contain the blaze.

Roof collapsed at 309 E. Mills Ave. and nearby businesses were evacuated as onlookers stood around in the near-freezing temperatures in the 30s.

According to a tweet from the El Paso Fire Department, the fire was classified as “Condition 4”, but no one had been injured as of yet.

Michelle Lopez was present as a guest of the show. After seeing the fire on Facebook, she went to investigate. According to her, a ghost tour had been taking place at the hotel in January, and she believes the fire was intentionally started.

Breaking news: This is a major storey. As more information becomes available, this page will be updated to reflect it.

Footage of the Downtown El Paso fire pic.twitter.com/xP2hXXqqJN

— El Paso Times (@elpasotimes) February 5, 2022