FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- An investigation is underway after a fire at a Motel 6 in central Fresno left several people without a place to stay.
The fire started at about 7:30 Monday night at the Motel 6 Blackstone South.
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Firefighters arrived to find a room on the first floor engulfed in flames.
The fire then started to spread to the second story, but crews were able to put it out quickly.
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One unit was destroyed, but guests in several other rooms were displaced because of the loss of power and gas.
This Motel 6 was also the scene of two deadly incidents -- a shooting in August of 2021 that killed a 24-year-old security guard and a prior shooting in 2019.