Safety concerns about a stairwell at a Marietta motel prompted the fire department and city officials to investigate the problem.
The Marietta Fire Department closed the stairwell at the Extended Stay Hotel along Northwest Parkway after firefighters discovered a metal plate that is used to cover the bottom of the steps hanging from the stairwell.
“It did through the course of wear and tear and age, just fall. It was very fortunate that there was nobody on the stairs at the time that it failed,” said Jason Garner, Assistant Chief and Fire Marshal for the Marietta Fire Department…