Firefighter hospitalized after Southgate motel blaze on Monday

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Flames seen at Southgate motel

Video posted on Facebook on Monday morning showed flames climbing from a motel in Southgate. Video courtesy of Bobby Masters.

One firefighter is in the hospital after a fire at a motel in Wayne County on Monday morning.

Video of a large blaze at a motel in Wayne County was posted on social media. A clip posted by Bobby Masters on Facebook showed smoke and flames billowing from a building in Southgate just after 6 a.m.

Crews were responding to the fire, located at Northline Road. 

According to Southgate police, there were no residents who were injured and everyone inside was evacuated.

However, a firefighter was injured, police added. Their condition is unknown.

Fire at a building in Southgate. Screenshot via video posted on Facebook by Bobby Masters.

There is no identified cause behind the fire yet.

The Source: Viewer video and Southgate police were cited for this story. 

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