Firefighters tackled a blaze at a motel overnight that caused significant damage, according to the Lafayette Fire Department. Officials reported it happened at the Express Inn on NE Evangeline Thruway on Wednesday, March 4, around 9 p.m. They said the fire sparked in an unoccupied two-story building on the property. They added it started in a room on the second floor and spread to three other rooms. Firefighters contained the flames, but the building sustained heavy damage…