Guests at two hotels on Granville Street in Vancouver woke up early Saturday morning to the glow of orange flames from their windows and the smell of smoke filling their hotel rooms.

More than 100 people from Samesun Hostel and Belmont Hotel rushed out of their rooms around 2 a.m. as sprinklers and alarms went off.

Pierre Morin, assistant chief of fire rescue services in Vancouver, said the fire ignited in a car in the back alley and eventually spread to the Samesun Hostel.

He added, "A heavy fire broke out in the building and the car. It was very chaotic."

He also stated that the fire damage was more extensive on one side of the building, but smoke and water damage was significant throughout the building.

The Belmont Hotel did not suffer any damage.

One firefighter was taken to the hospital after part of the ceiling collapsed on him, but he was treated and has since been released.

Two people were also taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

Forty-eight firefighters were called in to help extinguish the fire, and some remained on scene late Saturday morning to deal with hot spots.

The fire caused chaos on Granville Street Saturday, as crowds of guests lined up hoping to return to their rooms to grab their belongings.

By 10 a.m., crews allowed guests to return inside the hostel in small groups to retrieve their belongings, with guests seen exiting the building soaked from the sprinklers, carrying completely wet luggage.

Morin indicated that firefighters eventually had to stop allowing people back inside for safety reasons, as the adjacent building experienced "ignition."

He confirmed that all sprinkler and alarm systems were operational in all buildings.

He also mentioned that the car was a total loss and investigators will work to determine if there was any wrongdoing.

The crew is expected to remain at the scene until the evening. The area is also expected to remain closed throughout the day.