Motel room catches fire and man jumps wall to escape in Porto Alegre The Civil Police are looking for a man who fled after the motel room where he was staying caught fire in the early hours of Tuesday (21) in Porto Alegre. The case took place on Avenida Manoel Elias, in the East Zone of the capital. According to police, the customer was alone at the scene when the fire started. The suspicion is that he escaped by jumping over the wall of the establishment. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp The Fire Department was called and managed to control the flames. However, the room was completely destroyed. The causes of the fire are still unknown. An investigation should be carried out at the site this Tuesday to try to find out what caused the flames. Motel room catches fire and man jumps wall to escape in Porto Alegre Reproduction/RBS TV VIDEOS: Everything about RS