1 person hospitalized after central-Lubbock motel fire

Alex Driggars, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
One person was hospitalized after a fire at the Lone Star Inn motel near 50th Street and Avenue Q Tuesday morning.
One person was hospitalized after a fire at the Lone Star Inn motel near 50th Street and Avenue Q Tuesday morning.

One person was hospitalized Tuesday morning after a fire in a central-Lubbock motel room.

Lubbock firefighters responded to the Lone Star Inn motel near 50th Street and Avenue Q around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday after a 911 caller told operators there was smoke inside the building and alarms were going off.

According to Lubbock Fire Rescue, crews located a fire in one of the rooms, from which one person was rescued and taken to University Medical Center with moderate injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: 1 person hospitalized after central-Lubbock motel fire