NORWICH – On Sunday March 20, shortly after 2 a.m., the Norwich Fire Department responded to a call for a fire at Howard Johnson’s Hotel on North Broad Street in the city of Norwich.

According to the Fire Chief Tracy Chawgo, the fire originated in room 213 of the hotel when one of the heating units had allegedly shorted out and in turn caused a small electrical fire in said unit.

Chawgo explained that the building was evacuated and that members of staff at the hotel had responded and used a fire extinguisher prior to the Fire Department arriving on scene.