An early morning fire at a motel in Newington that sent six people to the hospital Tuesday morning is being classified as arson. "Very fortunate that an officer spotted the fire and took action immediately," said Newington Fire Chief Chris Schroeder. Schroeder said a Newington police officer was patrolling the area at around 4 a.m. Tuesday when he noticed smoke coming from the Grantmoor Motor Lodge. "I notified the fire department we responded," said Schroeder. "He then went door to door alerting the residents of the fire." Motel guests said the scene was chaotic as officials tried to notify everyone to get to safety. The building was evacuated.