Fireplace at Medication Hat’s Royal Resort constructing

Fireplace crews in Medication Hat fought a blaze that ignited Friday morning on the constructing that was as soon as the Royal Resort.

Firefighters have been referred to as to the 100 block of South Railway Road and encountered smoke and flames from the two-storey construction that’s now dwelling to The Royal, self-described as ‘The Hat’s Classiest Dive Bar.’

Metropolis officers are encouraging the general public to keep away from the downtown space through the fireplace response.

The reason for the fireplace has not been confirmed.

The Royal Resort initially opened in 1904 however the constructing has undergone quite a few alterations within the a long time that adopted. The lodge was closed in 2019 earlier than reopening as The Royal institution.