EDMONTON -Fire Investigators have determined that the fire that ravaged a south-side motel Monday morning was deliberately set.
Fire crews were called to the Southbend Motel near 51 avenue and Gateway Blvd. just after 5 am Monday. Crews arrived to find flames shooting through the roof of the single storey building.
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Fire fighters could be seen chopping holes in the roof and side of the motel, to help ventilate the building. Crews were able to bring the fire under control just before 6 am.
The fire, which officials say started in the kitchen of a one-bedroom suite, damaged several rooms and caused roughly $200,000 in damages.
Fire investigators were on scene Monday morning, looking into the cause of the blaze.
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