[e/townsend] As the historic Graves Hotel in Harlowton, east of Townsend, continued to burn Sunday morning, residents were urged to watch for flying embers that could spark other fires. The three-story hotel on Central Avenue, which had undergone significant renovations during the last decade has been totally destroyed by the fire, officials said. During winter weather, the owners of the hotel, built in 1907, opened their doors to stranded travelers, the homeless and those without adequate heat. No cause for the blaze has been stated publicly.
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