Gatineau Firefighters say they were able to limit damage to a small motel on Maloney Boulevard early Friday morning to about 30 per cent of the structure.
911 calls reporting smoke came in just before 1:00 a.m. Friday, from 926 Maloney Blvd.
The fire was found in one of the units of the one-storey, ten-unit motel and had spread to some others through the roof.
20 people had to be evacuated but no one was reported hurt.
The fire did approximately $67,000 worth of damage.