Chelsea Fire: 'Hyatt House' Hotel Tower Ablaze Just Weeks After Opening

CHELSEA, NY — A fire broke out on the 30th and uppermost floor of the newly opened Hyatt House hotel on 6th Avenue at 28th Street late Thursday morning, according to city fire officials.

Nearly 80 firefighters battled the high-rise fire for half an hour, between 11:30 a.m. and noon, before it was declared "under control," an FDNY spokesman said. (For more local news stories that affect you, sign up for Patch's free email newsletters and news alerts for your NYC neighborhood.)

A witness said on Twitter that she saw smoke shooting from an upper window of the hotel and "water running down outside of windows."

No injuries were reported in the immediate aftermath of the fire, according to the FDNY.

A representative for the hotel said the shiny new tower was evacuated when the fire broke out, and that many of its occupants were still in the street below as of 12:15 p.m. However, she said guests were allowed to begin returning to their rooms at that time.

NYC's first Hyatt House — whose 150 suites were designed especially for extended-stay guests — just opened for business a few weeks ago at 815 6th Ave. "This dynamic hotel aligns itself seamlessly with the vibrancy of Chelsea," the CEO of the hotel's parent company said in a statement at the time. "The location, within close proximity to historic landmarks like the Empire State Building, transportation hubs of Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station, and attractions like Madison Square Garden, makes the hotel an ideal location for travelers coming to Manhattan for business or pleasure."

Here's what the hotel looks like on the inside.

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