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Mattress fire ignites at old Gainesville Motel

The hulk of a burned mattress sits in front of firefighters clearing Room 38 of smoke at the old Gainesville Hotel on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of the Gainesville Fire Department.

06062018 GORDON 1 — The hulk of a burned mattress sits in front of firefighters clearing Room 38 of smoke at the old Gainesville Hotel on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of the Gainesville Fire Department.

A mattress fire smoked out a room of the vacant Gainesville Motel on Gordon Avenue just before the work day on Tuesday, June 5.