Fire shuts down Ramada in Harrisonburg

Black billowing smoke spotted by motorists on I-81 alerted emergency workers there was a fire at the Harrisonburg Ramada Inn Wednesday afternoon. Approximately 60 firefighters were called out from Harrisonburg and Rockingham to work the fire in the wintry-feeling afternoon with snow and temps in the low 30s. Forty rooms were burned, shutting down the hotel as inspectors now work to find a cause for the fire. Read more here.