A FIRE THIS MORNING AT A VINCENNES, INDIANA, HOTEL has left one person dead and three others injured.  The 2-alarm fire broke out shortly after 2 am Monday morning at the Quality Inn and burned out one room completely, leaving extensive smoke and heat damage in the associated wing of the hotel.

The first-arriving units found a working fire showing at the rear of the hotel along with an immediate rescue situation as several hotel guests were calling 9-1-1 to report where they were trapped.  The primary search located the fatality in an undisclosed location.  Two other guests suffered severe smoke inhalation and were flown to Indianapolis for treatement.  A police officer that was assisting in the rescue effort had a cut wrist that needed medical attention.

Fire marshals will be starting their investigation this morning.

WTHI-TV Terre Haute has this video report from the scene:

The Evansville Courier & Press has the STORY.