The Hyatt Regency hotel in Bethesda remains dark tonight, after an electrical fire forced the evacuation of 430 guests early this morning.
Guests have been relocated to hotels, and the next word we are waiting for is when the hotel will reopen for guests, as well as for diners at Morton's and the Daily Grill.
Click here to see a photo gallery from the overnight fire, as it happened live.
Update 2:34 AM: Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School is being opened as a shelter for Hyatt Bethesda fire evacuees. MCFRS Public Information Officer Scott Graham has confirmed one critical injury in Hyatt Bethesda fire. Generator-powered fans are providing some ventilation from the building. Firefighters are conducting a floor-by-floor search of the hotel.
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A 2-alarm electrical fire at the Bethesda Hyatt Regency has caused the evacuation of 430 guests. Fire operations are ongoing. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue has requested a canteen truck, and a staging area is being set up at Pumphrey's Funeral Home on Wisconsin Avenue.
Sprinkler systems have deployed in the hotel, according to one report, and there is an unconfirmed report of one injury.
Additional units from Kensington and DC have joined the operation.
Firefighters have requested Ride On and Metrobuses, and 4 are end route to the scene to pick up evacuees.
Stay tuned here and on Twitter at @BethesdaRow for more details.
