A fire at a Chesapeake hotel was quickly contained on Saturday evening, but significant water damage has rendered the hotel uninhabitable for now.
The fire at the Woodspring Suites at 1708 Sentinel Drive, off Woodlake Drive near Interstate 64, was reported at 7:42 p.m., according to the Chesapeake Fire Department.
Firefighters arrived at 7:44 p.m. and confirmed smoke inside the building. The fire had been contained to the room of origin on the fourth floor by the sprinkler system. However, water traveled throughout all four floors of the hotel and affected a large portion of the building, firefighters said…