PARKER — Smoke was flowing from a room at the Parker Inn around midnight on Monday when Parker firefighters arrived.
Firefighters contained the fire to the single room, extinguishing it in about five minutes and making sure the room was cold in 22 minutes. Parker Fire Chief Andrew Kelly believes the fire was started by a cigarette left burning that then fell to the floor. The room was rented out but the occupant was nowhere to be found.
“It was an accident,” Kelly said.