TAMPA, Florida — Nine people were transported to the hospital with "minor medical conditions" after a hotel fire at a Tampa hotel Friday morning, according to fire officials.
Tampa Fire Rescue responded just before 6:30 a.m. to the Grand Hyatt Hotel on Bayport Drive. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from the 11th floor.
Additional fire crews arrived to evacuate the hotel and render medical aid to guests in need.
Fire officials said at a news conference that the fire was "small but caused a lot of smoke" on one floor which migrated to another.
Firefighters said they were able to contain the fire to the 11th floor and extinguish it within 30 minutes.
Tampa Fire Marshal's Office investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire.