A small fire presumed to be a ballast in a recessed area above the pool produced a considerable amount of smoke which resulted in the evacuation of a six-story, Springhill Suites hotel in Lincolnshire, IL 10/31/16.
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![firefighters overhaul after fire near indoor pool](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161031_LRFPD-2415-600x400.jpg)
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![Firefighters in PPE with tools leave hotel after fire](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161031_LRFPD-2449-600x400.jpg)
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![aftermath of ballast fire near the ceiling](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161031_LRFPD-2470-600x400.jpg)
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