ONALASKA, Wis. — An early morning fire on the roof of the Baymont Hotel in this La Crosse suburb forced guests into the street. The evacuation was orderly with no injuries. The Wyndom hotel chain which does bookings at its Baymont-branded hotels, didn’t respond to news inquiries about how many guests were staying at the hotel. Fire Chief Jeremy Southworth said the dislocated guests were shuttled to another hotel. The Onalaska Baymont, built in 1999, has rooms in the $120 range. The cause of fire was not known immediately. Lightning from severe thunderstorms had been in the area. Fire Chief Southworth said he called firefighters off the roof because of renewed lightning in the area. They focused on extinguish the fire from the inside. The fire broke about 3:30 a.m. Not until 5:15 was it out.
Baymont. Off Interstate 90 at 3300 Kinney Coulee Road.
No room at the inn. Guests book stays at Baymont hotels through the parent Wyndom chain. Wydnom has failed to ackowlwdge there was a fire. The Wyndom booking site the says reservations are not available because the hotel is fully occupied, which is a lie.