Ga. Officials Blame Motel Fire On Arson

June 14, 2007 Georgia - A motel fire that killed five people and injured six others was caused by arson, officials said. Everyone is 100 percent certain that this is definitely arson, Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commission John Oxendine said Wednesday. This was a heinous crime. The fire, which broke out early last Thursday, destroyed the 44-unit Budget Inn in Riverdale, an Atlanta suburb. "We are not going to let this go lightly," Riverdale Fire Chief Billy Hayes said. "We do have five victims ...