The fire was reported at the Red Roof Inn off Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard near Interstate 40.
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The fire sparked around 9:45 a.m.
Chopper 11 flew over the building at 10:15 a.m. and the fire appeared to already be out. Windows in a second floor unit looked to have been smashed out.
Some people could be seen sitting on the curbside outside the hotel.
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There's no reports of injures at this time.
The cause of the fire and circumstances surrounding it have not yet been released.