from the state fire marshal's office have bj here since the early morning. gloucester fire department to determine the cause of the fire. officials have not released the name of the victim. in gloucester, jennifer eagan, 7 news. >> christa: crews rushed to motor lodge. we are hearing from some of the people who escaped. they are lucky to be alive. >> kris: fortunate they did get out. venue in sturbridge. guestsay they were sleeping in their rooms when all of a sudden, the smoke alarms started going off. flames were right outside of their doors. hay say, again, they are just lucky to be alive. thick smoke and heavy flames woke jamie and her family up early sunday morning. just hours after seeing her sister get married. >> it was a family event. we had family from all over come in. we got woken up at 3:30 in the morning. banging on the door. you know, there is trucks everywhere. my family is like in their pajamas.