Fire Wednesday at Budget Inn Hotel on Lee Highway

A hotel patron smelled smoke and a smoke alarm went off Wednesday morning after a ceiling exhaust fan malfunctioned and caused a fire at a Falls Church area hotel, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue.

Units responded to the hotel fire Wednesday at approximately 7 a.m., in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County. The fire was located at the Budget Inn Hotel at 7155 Lee Highway.

Firefighters encountered smoke coming from a room on the first floor of the two-story hotel upon arrival, the department said.

Firefighters conducted an aggressive interior fire attack and quickly extinguished the fire in the bathroom, the department said. The lone occupant initially was alerted when smelling smoke; however, a smoke alarm activated moments later, according to the fire department. The occupant was relocated to another room. There were no injuries, the fire department said.

Damage is estimated at $2,000.

According to fire investigators, the fire was accidental. A ceiling exhaust fan malfunctioned and caused the fire.