KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Fire Department said crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at a North Knoxville motel Thursday night.
They said the alarm was at the Super 8 Motel North, located at 341 Merchant Drive. When crews arrived they said there was smoke in a room on the second floor. They said they found a fire inside an exterior wall that had extended up into a space on the second floor.
They said crews accessed the space and put out the fire. Occupants of the motel evacuated before crews arrived, and they said guests were allowed to return to their rooms after the was extinguished.
They said the room where the smoke was discovered was unoccupied at the time. Nobody was displaced and no injuries were reported, according to a release from KFD.
