Hotel St. Regis fire
August 20, 2026
A four-alarm fire gutted the vacant St. Regis Hotel in downtown El Paso on Tuesday, forcing firemen to barricade Oregon and Main streets as flames rose as high as the adjacent Mills Building. Fire Chief M. L. Coleman said the blaze began in the basement and spread rapidly through the old wood-frame…
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