LUFKIN, Texas — Petty's Motor Hotel in Lufkin was ordered to close Thursday morning for health and safety violations.

The immediate closure order from Lufkin's building inspector comes after officials were tipped off to grotesque conditions inside the hotel.

Members of Lufkin's Building Inspection Department, Angelina County and Cities Health District and the Lufkin fire marshal recently performed an inspection of the hotel and found "major violations and unsafe conditions," according to Lufkin City Manager Kevin Gee.

According to the city, both occupied and unoccupied rooms had "severe infestations of bed bugs, roaches, gnats and rodents."

The news release also said "there are plumbing failures, non-draining bathtubs and holes in the walls creating spaces for pests to nest."

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