Eight displaced after fire erupts at Riverdale motel

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. - Eight people were displaced Friday morning after a fire broke out inside a Riverdale motel room, officials said.

What we know:

Clayton County Fire & Emergency Services said crews were called to the scene around 9:45 a.m. at 7618 Highway 85. When firefighters arrived a minute later, they found heavy dark smoke coming from a single room.

Firefighters quickly launched an interior attack and advanced a hose line to the source of the blaze, which investigators later determined began in a window air conditioning unit. The fire was under control within 96 minutes and ruled accidental.

No civilian or firefighter injuries were reported, but eight occupants were forced from their rooms.

A total of 26 personnel responded to the scene, including members of Battalion 3, sev