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Huge clouds of smoke as fire burns motel in Perth East

Perth County OPP report paramedics rushed one person to hospital with serious injuries due to a fire at a motel on Forest Road in Perth East.

Firefighters from Perth East and West Perth remain on the scene, at the Forest Motel on the outskirts of Stratford as smoke billows into the air.

The Perth County Crime Unit is assisting. The area is closed for emergency crews and investigation.  The fire broke out just before 9:30 a.m.  The structure was fully engulfed in flames.

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