Firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire that damaged a room at Fireside Inn & Suites in Portland on Wednesday evening and caused one guest to be treated for smoke inhalation.
The fire started around 6:30 p.m. in an unoccupied guest room on the second floor of the motel at 81 Riverside St., off outer Brighton Avenue, Deputy Fire Chief Mike Nixon said.
A guest in an adjacent room was overcome by smoke, assisted from the motel by firefighters and given medical attention by paramedics on the scene, Nixon said. The guest recovered and declined transportation to a hospital, he said.
Other guests evacuated from that part of the motel were moved to other rooms. Firefighters left the motel around 9 p.m.
The fire didn’t appear to be suspicious but remained under investigation Wednesday night, Nixon said.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less