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Fire breaks out at vacant Baton Rouge hotel undergoing demolition

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Firefighters responded to a fire at the former OYO Hotel on Mead Road in Baton Rouge early Wednesday morning while the building was undergoing demolition.

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  1. BRPROUD Baton Rouge

    Photos, video: Large fire breaks out at vacant historic Baton Rouge school building (opens BRPROUD Baton Rouge)

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    Firefighters spent hours early Tuesday morning combating a fire at a vacant historic school building in Baton Rouge.

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    Fire breaks out at vacant Baton Rouge hotel undergoing demolition (opens BRPROUD Baton Rouge)

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    Firefighters responded to a fire at the former OYO Hotel on Mead Road in Baton Rouge early Wednesday morning while the building was undergoing demolition.

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