Nov. 08--A Gold Coast hotel was evacuated Saturday night after smoke coming from a freight elevator shaft set off a fire alarm, Chicago fire officials said.
Fire crews arrived at the Hotel Indigo, 1244 W. Dearborn St., at 9:36 p.m. and found smoke between the seventh and 14th floors, said Chicago Fire Department Cmdr. Walter Schroeder. The 14th floor houses the 165-unit hotel's mechanical equipment, he said.
As occupants were leaving the hotel, fire officials called for an EMS Plan 1 out of precaution, sending six ambulances to the scene, Schroeder said.
The incident was declared under control by 10:01, he said, and there were no injuries.
Fire officials believe a mechanical issue was to blame. The hotel resumed normal operations Saturday night, he said.
