Firefighters responded to a fire at Americas Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, shortly before noon Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. The blaze gutted the hotel, and though it was deemed under control about 10:30 p.m. that night, firefighters worked overnight hosing down flare ups and hotspots in temperatures that reached 8 degrees below zero with a windchill of 25 degrees below zero.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Americas Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, is pictured Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, the morning after being destroyed by a fire. Firefighters battled the blaze through the night, when the temperature reached 8 below zero and stayed in single digits throughout the next morning, encasing much of the burnt-out structure in ice.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Lawrence firefighters respond to a reported fire at America's Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Lawrence firefighters enter America's Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, in response to a reported fire, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Smoke pours from America's Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, as firefighters move equipment into position, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Lawrence firefighters battle a fire at America's Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Lawrence firefighters battle a fire at America's Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Lawrence firefighters battle a fire at America's Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Lawrence firefighters battle a fire at America's Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Lawrence firefighters battle a fire at America's Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Lawrence firefighters watch a fire at America's Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Lawrence firefighters watch a fire at America's Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Lawrence firefighters battle a fire at America's Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

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Firefighters pour water on America's Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, from a raised position near the intersection of McDonald Drive and Rockledge Road, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Lawrence firefighters battle a fire at America's Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Firefighters battle a blaze at Americas Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Firefighters battle a blaze at Americas Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, as night falls on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Americas Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, is pictured Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, the morning after being destroyed by a fire. Firefighters battled the blaze through the night, when the temperature reached 8 below zero and stayed in single digits throughout the next morning, encasing much of the burnt-out structure in ice.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Americas Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, is pictured Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, the morning after being destroyed by a fire. Firefighters battled the blaze through the night, when the temperature reached 8 below zero and stayed in single digits throughout the next morning, encasing much of the burnt-out structure in ice.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Americas Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, is pictured Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, the morning after being destroyed by a fire. Firefighters battled the blaze through the night, when the temperature reached 8 below zero and stayed in single digits throughout the next morning, encasing much of the burnt-out structure in ice.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Americas Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, is pictured Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, the morning after being destroyed by a fire. Firefighters battled the blaze through the night, when the temperature reached 8 below zero and stayed in single digits throughout the next morning, encasing much of the burnt-out structure in ice.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

A rainbow forms over Americas Best Value Inn, 515 McDonald Drive, as firefighters continue to spray water on the building, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, the morning after it was destroyed by a fire. Firefighters battled the blaze through the night, when the temperature reached 8 below zero and stayed in single digits throughout the next morning, encasing much of the burnt-out structure in ice.