Washington ( CNN ) -- An underground transformer fire about two blocks from the White House prompted evacuations of two Washington hotels , fire officials said Saturday night . Flames shot up through a sidewalk on F Street NW between 14th and 15th streets after 8 p.m. , said Pete Piringer , a spokesman for the District of Columbia Fire Department . The historic Willard Intercontinental Hotel and the W Hotel were evacuated and a couple of blocks were without power , Piringer said . The fire was largely contained , he said , and no injuries have been reported .
Two hotels evacuated in downtown Washington during fire . Underground transformer apparently caught fire . No injuries have been reported .