Washington Boro, NJ firefighters were alerted around 10:30 p.m. to 33 West Washington Ave. the St. Cloud Hotel on a structure fire with multiple people trapped. When firefighters arrived they made several rescues via ladders. The fire escalated to 7 Alarms bringing mutual aid and about 100 firefighters to the scene from 4 counties. The rapidly spreading fire destroyed the block long hotel and extended to a nearby bank building. Several businesses on the first floor of the hotel were also destroyed. One firefighter suffered a head injury on the scene. The fire took several hours to place under control. Photos By: Adam Alberti