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Fire forces guests to evacuate 21c Museum Hotel

Fire forces guests to evacuate 21c Museum Hotel
Fire forces guests to evacuate 21c Museum Hotel
Fire forces guests to evacuate 21c Museum Hotel
Posted at 9:35 PM, May 06, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-07 12:05:59-04

CINCINNATI -- A fire in a second-floor kitchen at Downtown's 21c Museum Hotel forced guests to temporarily evacuate and closed some of its galleries and a rooftop bar through the night.

No one was injured.

The fire started a little before 7 p.m. Friday. All guests and staff safely evacuated, 21c spokeswoman Stephanie Greene said.

People were allowed back inside a short time later, once the hotel got the all-clear from the Cincinnati Fire Department and Cincinnati Health Department.

The hotel's Metropole restaurant will open Saturday for breakfast as usual, but second-floor galleries will stay closed, as will the rooftop Cocktail Terrace.

Greene said the rooftop, Metropole and second floor gallery spaces were open and operating as usual the next morning.