The TradeWinds Resort on St. Pete Beach is fully open and operational for guests after a small fire broke out in an administrative and maintenance space Sunday night.
Emergency personnel was able to extinguish the fire. The cause is still under investigation, said Marc Portugal, a spokesperson for the city of St. Pete Beach.
All guests and employees were safe, TradeWinds Resort Hotel Manager Travis Johnson wrote in a statement. The hotel is taking reservations and welcoming guests as usual.
The fire was first reported around 6:14 p.m. on Sunday and was contained about an hour later. About 50 firefighters responded to the blaze, Portugal said.
Preliminary information suggests the fire started in a covered outdoor storage area used by maintenance staff before spreading to the neighboring administrative building, Portugal said.
The beachfront resort opened in St. Pete Beach in 1963 and welcomes more than a million visitors annually. The hotel is undergoing a $500 million, 20-year renovation to add more than 600 hotel rooms, a new beachfront restaurant, a rooftop-viewing terrace, three new pools and new beach access points.
The plan was approved by the St. Pete Beach City Commission two years ago. A spokesperson for TradeWinds did not immediately answer a question about the status of the renovation and if it may be impacted.
