Fire reported in basement of Holiday Inn in Lafayette, Lafayette IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/30/2025 11:56 AM

Lafayette, IN

A fire was reported in the basement of the Holiday Inn in Lafayette. Maintenance staff called the front desk, which then contacted emergency services. The fire department responded quickly and found smoke on the south side of the building. Fire alarms were activated and the situation is being investigated on arrival.

Audio|Source: Tippecanoe County Law Enforcement

01:54

Transcript:

00:00

Zone 1 units.

00:01

We have a structure fire at the Holiday Inn Lafayette-City Centre, near South Street.

00:07

Full LFD response on the way.

00:09

415 in-round.

00:11

Do you have 490? You can clear me from this and put me in around for the fire.

00:19

Clear.

00:22

LPDs for the firehouse school.

00:28

Let's go channel 4, LPD units for Holiday and Channel 4.

00:36

You know something for LLFD should be arriving shortly. They just advise that the fire is in the basement.

00:43

Maintenance called this in.

00:48

Four fifteen, are they going to advise how extensive this is?

00:53

I'm sorry none.

00:57

Can they advise how extensive the fire is?

01:02

They did not.

01:03

They just said that it was in the basement.

01:05

The caller,

01:06

the maintenance called the front desk, and the front desk called us.

01:12

The LFD will investigate it when they get there.

01:17

3rd. 73. I'll be tending up with the crash.

01:21

Javier.

01:28

Lafayette 45, are you able to look over across the street and see if people are starting to evacuate or if it looks business as usual?

01:35

They just set off the fire alarms when I hung up in dispatch. Fire's arriving now. There's nothing visible.

01:41

Copy.

01:47

There's some smoke on the south side.

01:51

Dispatch clear, smoke on the south side.

01:54

Okay, I'm busy.

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