Multiple units of the Relax Inn motel in Moraine were damaged after a fire broke out Thursday morning. Crews were dispatched to the motel at 3333 South Dixie Drive around 9 a.m. and found heavy smoke and flames coming from one of the units. Smoke from the fire was visible by crews from over a mile away, Moraine Fire Chief David Cooper said.
The fire started in an occupied unit, but the occupant and others staying at the motel were able to self-evacuate, Cooper said. The cause of the blaze is under investigation, but the occupant of the unit where the fire started is being questioned by Moraine police, Cooper said.
Firefighters were aided by fire stops, pieces of drywall in the attic of the motel, that prevented the fire from spreading to other units, according to Cooper.