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Teams assess fire hotel's safety Sniffer dog sent into blaze hotel
(about 1 hour later)
Search and rescue teams will decide later whether the burnt-out remains of a disused hotel are safe to enter. A sniffer dog trained to detect accelerants has been sent into the burnt-out remains of a disused hotel.
A 45-year-old man is critically ill in hospital and three others are feared missing following the blaze on Tuesday at the Grange Hotel in Rhyl. A 45-year-old man rescued from the Grange Hotel in Rhyl remains critically ill in hospital. Three others are feared missing after Tuesday's blaze.
Eighty firefighters tackled the fire at one point and crews were still there on Wednesday night damping down. A second dog trained to find bodies will be used to determine if anyone else was in the building at the time.
Police said they had no independent reports of missing people, other than given by the rescued man.Police said they had no independent reports of missing people, other than given by the rescued man.
The sniffer dog was sent in after the building had been made more safe overnight.
The animal is trained to sniff out accelerants to help establish whether the fire was started deliberately.
The second dog is being brought in from Northern Ireland and is due to arrive later on Thursday.
Collapsing building
Eighty firefighters tackled the fire at one point and crews were still there on Wednesday night damping down.
He had indicated there were three other people in the disused hotel when the fire broke out but firefighters said they could not rely on that information because of the state the man was in when he was pulled from the burning building.He had indicated there were three other people in the disused hotel when the fire broke out but firefighters said they could not rely on that information because of the state the man was in when he was pulled from the burning building.
The fire was reported just before 2200 GMT on Tuesday and took crews from across north Wales four hours to bring under control.The fire was reported just before 2200 GMT on Tuesday and took crews from across north Wales four hours to bring under control.
One firefighter from Prestatyn suffered minor burns for which he was treated in hospital.One firefighter from Prestatyn suffered minor burns for which he was treated in hospital.
'Dog rescue teams'
North Wales Fire Service said in a statement: "It is hoped that a search will be commenced (on Thursday), but this is dependant upon the structural safety of the building.
"These searches normally take many days and can be a very lengthy process."
Fire crews were forced to abandon their search on Tuesday night when parts of the three-storey building, on East Parade, began collapsing around them.Fire crews were forced to abandon their search on Tuesday night when parts of the three-storey building, on East Parade, began collapsing around them.
Shortly after 2300 GMT, they managed to rescue a 45-year-old man from the rear of the building who is believed to have been suffering from smoke inhalation. Joint investigation
Shortly after 2300 GMT, they managed to rescue the badly injured man from the rear of the building.
He was taken by ambulance to Glan Clwyd Hospital.He was taken by ambulance to Glan Clwyd Hospital.
Dog rescue teams from the British International Rescue Dogs (BIRD) in Penmaenmawr in Conwy were on standby to enter the building. A joint investigation by North Wales Police and North Wales Fire Service into the cause of the blaze is under way.
The dogs are trained to sniff out bodies and accelerants.
A joint investigation between North Wales Police and North Wales Fire Service into the cause of the blaze is under way.
A sign outside the 28-bedroom hotel, which has been boarded up, indicates it is for sale.A sign outside the 28-bedroom hotel, which has been boarded up, indicates it is for sale.
It is understood there have been problems with people breaking in and squatting in the disused building.It is understood there have been problems with people breaking in and squatting in the disused building.
Part of the promenade near the Rhyl Sun Centre was cordoned off following the fire.Part of the promenade near the Rhyl Sun Centre was cordoned off following the fire.