The Canfield Colonial Motel has been around for more than three decades, but after discovering 120 safety violations on the property, state fire Inspectors had to have the place demolished.

MATT RARICK, DEPUTY CHIEF with the CARDINAL JOINT FIRE DISTRICT said, "OUR GOAL WAS TO GET IT FIXED OBVIOUSLY, IT WASN'T TO TEAR IT DOWN. YOU KNOW, FOR THEM WE GAVE THEM AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO FIX AND MAKE ALL THE REPAIRS AND STAY OPEN. WE DON'T WANNA SEE ANY BUSINESS CLOSE, YOU KNOW, IF THEY WOULD'VE MADE THE REPAIRS, CAME UP TO CODE, THEY WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO REOPEN."

The motel was not full at the time of eviction, but there were people who had been there a number of years.

TRACI DECAPUA, CANFIELD TOWNSHIP ZONING INSPECTOR said, "THERE WERE ISSUES WITH PEOPLE LIVING THERE FULL TIME WHICH IT WAS NOT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND IT WASN'T ZONED THAT WAY. THEY DIDN'T SEE THE PROBLEMS, DIDN'T WANNA SEE THE PROBLEMS, BUT WE DID, WE WERE ABLE TO CONTACT OTHER SERVICES WITHIN THE COUNTY TO HELP, TO HELP RELOCATE THOSE PEOPLE."

DIRT AND RUBBLE, IS now ALL THAT'S LEFT OF THE BUILDING.

RARICK says THAT DEMOLITION WAS NECESSARY, HOWEVER, AS THE MOTEL HAD MOLD, ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND MANY OTHER CONDITIONS THAT WERE JUST UNSAFE FOR ANYONE TO LIVE IN.

"IT WAS THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE STAYING THERE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LIVING THERE, THIS IS THEIR RESIDENCE BUT IT WASN'T A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM TO STAY. THERE WAS ALSO CHILDREN LIVING IN THERE, SO YOU KNOW, YOU FEEL BAD FOR THE CHILDREN THAT HAD TO LIVE IN THOSE CONDITIONS AND IT'S NOT RIGHT TO HAVE PEOPLE, YOU'RE TAKING THEIR MONEY FOR A PLACE TO LIVE AND IT NOT BE SAFE FOR THEM.