A Wednesday evening fire damaged a pool storage area at a local motel.

According to a press release, East Ridge firefighters were dispatched to the Quality Inn Motel at 6700 Ringgold Road at 8:40 p.m.  The alarm company advised that the smoke detectors were showing smoke in the pool storage/electrical room.

East Ridge Police arrived on scene advising heavy smoke and fire was coming from the storage room area. East Ridge Fire arrived and requested all off duty personnel to respond and a second alarm was requested through Tri State Mutual Aid for additional resources and manpower.

East Ridge Fire crews began an aggressive interior fire attack and started evacuation of all three floors of the motel.

The fire was contained to the pool storage/electrical room. The origin and cause of the fire is under investigation at this time. No injuries were reported.