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Craig Fire/Rescue firefighters cut a hole in the Craig Motel rooftop in efforts to contain a fire Wednesday. Firefighters worked inward from the edges of the fire back to the source after initial flames were subdued.

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K.C. Hume, Craig Fire/Rescue battalion chief, goes over fire damages with Craig Motel manager Lisa Wu, her husband, Jimmy Dang, and friend Mei Curley. The fire damaged 16 of the motel's rooms.

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Craig Fire/Rescue workers make their way into Room 11, the origin of Wednesday's fire at the Craig Motel.

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Craig Fire/Rescue firefighter Al Landa knocks through the roof to combat the fire at the Craig Motel.

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Craig Fire/Rescue worker Kris Olsen walks through a mixture of foam fire retardant and water during the Wednesday fire at the Craig Motel.

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Craig Fire/Rescue officials spray foam fire retardant into the ceiling of the burning Craig Motel on Wednesday afternoon.

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A Craig Fire/Rescue official uses a chainsaw to cut a hole in the Craig Motel roof so others can spray flame retardant inside.

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A Craig Fire/Rescue firefighter helps a colleague get checked out by medics after his tank alarm sounded, alerting him of low oxygen levels.

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Sergeant Kirk Gardner, of the Colorado State Patrol, was one of the first emergency responders to arrive at the scene of the Craig Motel fire.

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