A fire forced people staying at a Newton Township motel into Thursday morning's frigid temperatures.

A second alarm was sounded after a deputy reported flames and smoke from the Falls Inn at State Route 5 and the Ohio Turnpike at 5 a.m.

The building was evacuated as several fire departments were called to put out the fire.

21 News is working to learn if anyone was injured.

The Ohio Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate the cause of the fire.