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Guests evacuated from hotel blaze | Guests evacuated from hotel blaze |
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Hotel guests were forced to spend the night in a school when a fire broke out at an east London hotel. | Hotel guests were forced to spend the night in a school when a fire broke out at an east London hotel. |
About 100 people were evacuated from the Custom House Hotel on Victoria Dock Road, Canning Town, when the roof and fifth floor caught fire on Friday. | |
No-one was injured in the blaze which was reported at 2039 GMT. | |
Parts of Victoria Dock Road and Freemasons Road were closed. Docklands Light Railway's Custom House station was also closed. | Parts of Victoria Dock Road and Freemasons Road were closed. Docklands Light Railway's Custom House station was also closed. |
Ten fire engines attended the scene of the blaze, along with two aerial appliances, which allowed crews to douse the flames from above. | Ten fire engines attended the scene of the blaze, along with two aerial appliances, which allowed crews to douse the flames from above. |
The blaze was brought put out shortly before midnight but crews remained damping down overnight. | The blaze was brought put out shortly before midnight but crews remained damping down overnight. |