TOP PHOTO: In this WLAF file photo, Caryville Mayor and Firefighter Bobby Stooksbury points to where a fire started in the breaker room in January 2019 at the Tennessee Motel.

CARYVILLE, TN (WLAF) – There were no reports of injury when a fire at a Caryville motel was called in to central dispatch at 3:29am today.

“There was minor damage to room10 when a window air conditioning unit shorted out catching the wood framing of the building on fire. One unit from CVFD and six firefighters responded at 3:30 this morning,” said Caryville Fire Chief Eddie Hatmaker. (PHOTO COURTESY OF CVFD CHIEF EDDIE HATMAKER)

Caryville’s Fire and Police Departments responded to the Tennessee Motel after the call of smoke coming through the attic and walls came in. Officials said the smoke was coming from room 10 where an air conditioning unit shorted out catching the wood framing of the building on fire.

Caryville’s Fire Department responded to a fire in this January 2019 photo at the Tennessee Motel, and one unit from the CFD answered a call of smoke at the same motel on Monday morning.

The motel sits on a hill above old Highway 63 near the Caryville Municipal building.

There was a fire at the same motel in January 2019 when the breaker room caught fire. The fire was contained to the one room, and there were no injuries. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 09/12/2022-6AM-UPDATED – 09/12/2022-7:30AM)

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