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A sniffer dog trained to detect accelerants has been sent into the burnt-out remains of a disused hotel.A sniffer dog trained to detect accelerants has been sent into the burnt-out remains of a disused hotel.
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.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.
A second dog trained to find bodies will be used to determine if anyone else was in the building at the time.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 sniffer dog, which can sniff out accelerants, will be used to help establish whether the fire was started deliberately.
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.The second dog is being brought in from Northern Ireland and is due to arrive later on Thursday.
Collapsing building Colin Hanks, assistant chief fire officer, said around 40 people were working at the scene including specialist search and rescue teams from all three Welsh fire services.
Eighty firefighters tackled the fire at one point and crews were still there on Wednesday night damping down. Excavations
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. North Wales Police, including people from the forensic science service and crime scene investigators were also involved.
The sniffer dog was being sent in before a search of the building, he said.
He added: "Hopefully [it] will be able to indicate to us if there is anything of interest in any particular area. Then we start the excavations."
He hoped staff would be able to begin going through the debris and carry out a forensic search on Thursday afternoon.
Overnight, parts of the building, including an external wall, had to be demolished to give easier access for the teams.
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.
Eighty firefighters tackled the blaze at one point and crews were still there on Wednesday night damping down.
The safety of the search team was paramount said the fire service
Shortly after 2300 GMT on Tuesday, they had managed to rescue the badly injured man from the rear of the building and he was taken to Glan Clwyd Hospital.
But the crews were forced to abandon their search when parts of the three-storey building, on East Parade, began collapsing around them.
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.
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.
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.
A joint investigation by 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.